Book Description
The Internet is the undisputed information medium of today. Using an extremely nontechnical, applications oriented approach, this practical guide is a basic start-up kit for investing in Cyberspace. Coverage includes hardware/software requirements, what bulletin boards to scan, using the electronic business news services, tapping into individual and government databases, accessing online newsletters and much more. Contains numerous screen captures and accessible illustrations with an actual map for Internet investing.
Synopsis
Your guide to the best online investing sites Investor's Guide to the Net is your key to successful online investing. This hands-on guide shows you where to steer yourself on the information superhighway by supplying Internet and Web addresses, screen captures, and maps of major online investment sites. You will explore the growing number of investing options available to you through such popular services as Prodigy, America Online (AOL), and CompuServe, plus bulletin boards, chat groups, and much more. "I thought I knew a lot about the Internet until I read Paul Farrell's excellent Investor's Guide to the Net. It teaches you how to become a profitable twenty-first century investor before the twentieth century ends."-Bill Griffeth, Anchor, CNBC-TV and author of 10 Steps to Financial Prosperity "An indispensable roadmap for the financial information highway."-William J. O'Neil, Publisher, Investor's Business Daily "Investing on the Internet is revolutionizing Wall Street. Paul Farrell provides a thorough tour of the new landscape and shows you how 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 make use of the wonderful world of cyberspace without getting lost."-Willard C. Rappleye, Vice Chairman, Financial World Magazine
