Internet Guide to Personal Finance and Investment [Paperback]

Qun G. Jiao (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1573564702 | ISBN-13: 978-1573564700 | Publication Date: December 30, 2001

In the past few years, using the Internet for information and guidance in the area of personal finance has become the obsession of more and more Americans. This guide provides the needed direction to locate the appropriate intelligence to answer questions about current personal financial needs. Covering over 1400 carefully selected Web sites, part 1 includes resources for financing personal goals, such as education and retirement. Other sections of the book offer sites on investment choices and services, managing and protecting assets, personal banking, debt management, estate planning, insurance, and taxation. For each site, the author has included a summary description to highlight the contents, features, and sponsor. Sites were chosen based on ease of navigation, timeliness of information, scope, and level of free access. Indexes are by Web site sponsor and subject.

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?This book will help reference librarians who are frequently asked for Web sites pertaining, e.g., to the financial aspects of divorce or accurate and up-to-date information about futures trading. It covers such diverse topics as American depository receipts and personal finance for gays and lesbians. A helpful introduction outlines the author's ideas on the different subject areas....a good buy for libraries of all sizes.?-Choice

About the Author

QUN G. JIAO is Associate Professor and Reference Librarian at Newman Library of Baruch College, the City University of New York. He is the library's bibliographer for economics. He has published numerous research articles in various scholarly journals of library and information science and is co-author of the book Internet Resources and Services for International Finance and Investment by Oryx Press.

Product Details

• Paperback: 364 pages
• Publisher: Greenwood (December 30, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1573564702
• ISBN-13: 978-1573564700
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,252,858 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Ages quickly, May 9, 2004

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This review is from: Internet Guide to Personal Finance and Investment (Paperback)

Since the advent of the web, many of us can now get financial information far more easily and quickly than in the past. So much so that one might need guidance to the best/most reliable websites. Hence Jiao has produced this book.

But this type of book ages quickly. The listing of over 1400 websites with financial data is indeed quite useful. But it can easily grow stale. This type of information is better maintained on a website.

By contrast, other portions of the book have slightly greater utility. The classification of the various investment subjects that a reader should be aware of is good. And likewise for the general description of desirable traits in a website. However, when Jiao then assesses the main websites in each subject, that too ages badly.