The Internet Investor

Analyzes the principles of stock selection and various approaches to investing, and compares the patterns and behavior of specific securities under diverse economic conditions

Tim Maude knows investing, and he knows the Internet. He has compiled a list of trustworthy Internet sites for the investor who goes online. The guts of the book is the listings and reviews of thousands of Interact investing sites, designed to help the cyber investor gather trustworthy information.

The only book investors need to reap the rewards and avoid the treacheries of the investing cyber jungle. When it comes to personal investing, the Internet has changed all the rules. The sophisticated tools and access to information once enjoyed only by financial professionals and the most well-heeled of investors are now easily available to anyone with a computer and a modem. But online investing can be a treacherous cyber jungle. Who better than the reporters and editors of The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition, the online version of The Wall Street Journal, the world's most authoritative source of business and financial information, to provide you with the best and most complete coverage of everything you need to know about online investing? This is a book any investor can use, whether you're just starting a portfolio or have years of experience in the markets. Online Investing provides basic, must-know information on stocks, mutual funds, and bonds. It then shows how to take advantage of the vast power of the Internet to become a savvy and successful investor. The coverage includes: * How to trade stocks online (and a rundown on the biggest, most popular online trading firms) * How to use the Internet to research and take part in initial public offerings (IPOs) * The online resources for choosing the best mutual fundsHow to navigate the complicated world of bonds, futures, and options * Tools of the trade. A guide to the wealth of information and resources available on the Net: from stock quotes and news stories to Wall Street research reports, corporate documents, investment primers, and sophisticated spreadsheets * How to find a message board for your investing needs and interpret the information you find * How to spot scams and deceptions * Recourse: What to do if you lose money, have a dispute with your broker, or are scammed * Electronic banking: How to use the Web to get the best deals on credit cards, mortgages, and insurance

How to Think Like Benjamin Graham and Invest Like Warren Buffett wraps a lifetime of investing wisdom into one highly accessible package. An intelligent guide to analyzing and valuing investment targets, it tells investors what questions to ask, what answers to expect, and how to approach any stock as a skeptical, common-sense business analyst. Above all, this fast-paced book provides investors with the tools they need to thoroughly value any business in which they might invest. A common-sense approach to investing, this book discusses: Three things investors must get from a financial statement Valuation examples from today's top companies including GE, Amazon, Microsoft, and Disney Why prices deviate from actual values

Time is money: save it with this thorough, categorized guide to the world's financial library The Internet is the most amazing resource for investors, where it's possible to get stock quotes without bothering your broker, do some cyberspace trading, or download demonstration copies of the latest financial software. But what was once the Information Highway is now the information jungle, where accessing what you need is often a time-consuming and frustrating process. The Internet Investor changes all that by making it quick and easy to find the financial information you're searching for: -- Find exciting new investment opportunities before everyone else does -- Chat on-line about the merits of an investment idea -- Get timely market updates on stocks, bonds and commodities -- Access the world's most popular financial newsletters -- Read morning commentaries from the world's largest and most astute investors and advisory services Written by J.Timothy Maude, who operates Canadian Financial Network Inc., one of Canada's first and most popular on-line financial resource networks, The Internet Investor tells you how to access more than 1,000 investment and finance resources. All are categorized for easy reference, and various navigational tools are explained, so you can take over as your own guide. Recognizing that the Net changes by the minute, the author will update The Internet Investor by linking it to CFN's website. From financial planning to virtual reality investing, The Internet Investor is the indispensable guide for both beginner and experienced Internet users who want to effectively use the Internet as an investment tool ... and minimize their time and moneyinvestment.

A comprehensive history of market-shaping industries and their impact on how we invest today This engaging book highlights the history of industrial development and its impact on investors. Today's investors will learn about past approaches to technological advances such as-electricity, the railroad, the telephone, the computer, and much more-while gaining insights on how to appraise the "new technology" companies of the future. This complete and well researched history of industries and investing wouldn't be complete without a look at: how Thomas Edison lost control of his company, the impact of the Standard Oil breakup, the early days of the wireless industry, and the changing face of the computer industry today. Investors looking for industry-shaping investments will undoubtedly use Engines That Move Markets as their guide.

Your guide to the best online investing sites Investor's Guide to the Net is your key to successful onlineinvesting. This hands-on guide shows you where to steer yourself onthe information superhighway by supplying Internet and Webaddresses, screen captures, and maps of major online investmentsites. You will explore the growing number of investing optionsavailable to you through such popular services as Prodigy, AmericaOnline (AOL), and CompuServe, plus bulletin boards, chat groups,and much more. "I thought I knew a lot about the Internet until I read PaulFarrell's excellent Investor's Guide to the Net. It teaches you howto become a profitable twenty-first century investor before thetwentieth century ends."--Bill Griffeth, Anchor, CNBC-TV and authorof 10 Steps to Financial Prosperity "An indispensable roadmap for the financial informationhighway."--William J. O'Neil, Publisher, Investor's BusinessDaily "Investing on the Internet is revolutionizing Wall Street. PaulFarrell provides a thorough tour of the new landscape and shows youhow to profit from this sea of change."--Norman G. Fosback,Editor-In-Chief, Mutual Funds Magazine "Investor's Guide to the Net tells individual investors how to makeuse of the wonderful world of cyberspace without gettinglost."--Willard C. Rappleye, Vice Chairman, Financial WorldMagazine

The recent Internet stock crash has caused investors and managers to throw the baby out with the bath water. The gloom surrounding many publicly traded Internet companies makes objective evaluation of their performance difficult. In Net Profit, author Peter Cohan breaks down the complexity of the Internet market by answering two basic questions: Who makes money on Internet-related business? And how do they do it? His incisive analyses of leading Internet companies, their competitors, and their chances for continued growth pinpoint the factors that investors and managers in Internet business must examine to ensure future success. For excerpts and more detailed information on Net Profit, click here.