Getting Started in Online Investing [Paperback]

David L. Brown (Author), Kassandra Bentley (Author)

Book Description

Series: Getting Started In..... | Publication Date: April 1, 1999

In order to take full advantage of the myriad investment opportunities afforded by the Web, you need a solid, well-informed up-to-date primer. This book is it. Co-written by the CEO of Telescan, the leader in Internet investing technology, and the President of CyberInvest.com, one of the leading online investment guides, it shows you how to seamlessly find and effectively use the vast array of online resources so you can make smart, sound financial decisions.

Providing practical guidance to help you find your cyber-bearings, Getting Started in Online Investing walks you through the various stages of the investing process while highlighting the full range of tools for each. Covering everything from finding investment ideas to managing your portfolio to keeping up with the market, it gives you the lowdown on brokers, online trading, bonds, mutual funds, and futures, as well as the best sites for news, portfolio management, education, research, and much more. Packed with helpful screen captures from actual sites, this is the guide to have for navigating the complex and crowded information superhighway.

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From the Back Cover

In order to take full advantage of the myriad investment opportunities afforded by the Web, you need a solid, well-informed, up-to-date primer. This book is it. Cowritten by the CEO of Telescan, the leader in Internet-investing technology, and the President of CyberInvest.com, one of the leading online investment guides, it shows you how to seamlessly find and effectively use the vast array of online resources so you can make smart, sound financial decisions.

Providing practical guidance to help you find your cyber-bearings, Getting Started in Online Investing walks you through the various stages of the investing process while highlighting the full range of tools for each. Covering everything from finding investment ideas to managing your portfolio to keeping up with the market, it gives you the lowdown on brokers, online trading, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and futures, as well as the best sites for news, portfolio management, education, research, and much more.

About the Author

DAVID L. BROWN is Chairman and CEO of Telescan, Inc., a leading information and technology provider for investors. The editor of the Cyber-Investing newsletter, he is the coauthor of Cyber-Investing: Cracking Wall Street with Your Personal Computer and the highly popular Wall Street City: Your Guide to Investing on the Web.

KASSANDRA BENTLEY is President of CyberInvest.com, an Internet company offering guidance to online investors. She is coauthor of Cyber-Investing: Cracking Wall Street with Your Personal Computer and Wall Street City: Your Guide to Investing on the Web.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (April 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471317039
• ISBN-13: 978-0471317036
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,741,586 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

David L. Brown
Director and Chief Market Strategist

Sabrient's research team is headed by David L. Brown, former NASA scientist and retired CEO of Telescan, Inc.

A lifelong investor, David designed and developed the critically acclaimed stock search program, ProSearch, and the market timing indicator, the Brown Breakout Ratio (BBR). He was named Stock Traders Almanac's Man of the Year for 1988 for "[showing] the average investor how to spot the stocks that the hottest money managers are buying." He has edited several market letters, including the Undervalued Growth Report, a real-money portfolio which he published for 10 years with a record of nearly 20% compounded annual returns and no loss years.

He has documented his investing expertise in four books on investing, including All About Stock Market Strategies (McGraw-Hill, June 2002) and Cyber-Investing: Cracking Wall Street with your Personal Computer (John Wiley & Sons, 1994, 1997). The latter was named Book of the Year in 1997 by PBS's Inside Money. He has taught finance and security analysis courses at the University of Houston.

A former CEO of two public companies, David has served on the boards of several banks and organizations, including the Advisory Board of the Southwest Council of Public CEOs. In 1985 he served as Chairman of the U.S. Science and Technology Commission.

He holds an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Houston and a B.S. in Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. He is a member of the Author's Guild.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An Investor's Guide to the Internet, April 23, 1999

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James Lor "James Lor" (Montreal, CANADA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Getting Started in Online Investing (Paperback)

This book shows the beginning online investing the different tools and services which are available on the graphically rich information superhighway. The book is well organized, there are a lot of pictures and a lot of website addresses.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A nice intro and overview of US online investment services, July 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Getting Started in Online Investing (Paperback)

A well organized book about US online investment services. But I would like a more extensive coverage of mutual fund and european investment services, maybe it will show up in the 2.edition?

I like the combination of this book and "Common Sense on Mutual Funds" by mr. Bogle, they are complementary!

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poor, February 10, 2001

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"arthurmaddock" (Naxos Greece) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Getting Started in Online Investing (Paperback)

The book touches upon certain investment subjects such as TA FA and news reaction in very limited detail which in my opinion could be a serious disadvantage to the newcomer with naive knowledge gained from the book. The book should of stuck to giving an overview of what is on offer on the Internet It should definately of included a chapter to the risks associated with investing online. I think the reference made to Momentum investments is also not correct.