Investing in IPOs, Version 2.0 [Hardcover]

Tom Taulli (Author), Steve Harmon (Foreword)

Book Description

Series: Bloomberg Personal Bookshelf (Hardcover) | Publication Date: March 2001

The first edition of Investing in IPOs was hailed as "desperately needed", "long overdue", and packed with "crucial information in the new Internet investment era". Since then the dazzlingly rapid pace of IPOs hasn't slowed. And now that more individuals have access to IPOs -- through banks, discount brokers, and the Internet -- there is an even greater demand for information for the individual investor.

Tom Taulli's street-smart course on informed investing has now been revised and expanded. In this new edition, Taulli updates the Internet section to include cutting-edge new topics such as wireless, infrastructure, Linux, and business-to-business. He also explains some of the dangers of investing in 'Net IPOs, using recent examples such as Value America, Beyond.com, and theglobe.com.

In version 2.0, investors will find an expanded Web resources section that covers the latest and greatest of the new IPO Web sites. They'll learn important after-market trading strategies -- and how to play "after-market", "quiet period", "lock-ups", and intraday moves. Version 2.0 provides more extensive coverage of IPO mutual funds, and a new section looks at the most current developments of online distributions of IPOs. Taulli also sheds light on how firms distribute IPOs to investors -- and how would-be investors can boost their chances of getting in on hot new IPOs.

Editorial Reviews

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His analysis is top notch. -- Thom Calandra, CBS MarketWatch

Taulli clearly covers IPO investing from the basic terms to advanced investing techniques. -- Andrew Walsh, IPO reporter for The Daily Deal

This guy knows the markets! -- Walter Cruttendon, financial markets innovator and investor

About the Author

Tom Taulli has his own firm, Taulli Research, which provides research services to the financial industry. The author or coauthor of several books, including "Tapping into Wireless," "Investing in IPOs,"" "and "Stock Options," Taulli is a regular contributor to MSN Investor, "Bloomberg Personal Finance," Forbes.com, and other national publications. An accomplished angel investor, his comments and insights have appeared in "The Wall Street Journal," "Barron's," "USA Today," and TheStreet.com.

Harmon is Vice President, Business Development, Senior Investment Analyst, Mecklermedia, The Internet Media Company.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Bloomberg Press; Rev Upd Su edition (March 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1576600467
• ISBN-13: 978-1576600467
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 5.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,434,515 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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I've covered the markets for over 15 years. During this time, I have written books like All About Commodities and All About Short Selling. I'm also a regular writer for Forbes.com and InvestorPlace.com.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended!, August 26, 2001

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Maura Youness (Dallas, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Investing in IPOs, Version 2.0 (Hardcover)

I got burned in the past -- especially with dot-com IPOs. But after reading Taulli's book, I realized that there are many things an individual investor can do. In fact, using Taulli's book this year, I've made money on the IPOs I participated in. Taulli makes everything very clear. What's more, he does not just focus on tech. He talks about the nuts and bolts of IPOs. He also covers such areas as biotech, retail (there is even mention of Krispy Kreme). This book is certainly highly recommended.

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money, December 5, 2011

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This review is from: Investing in IPOs, Version 2.0 (Hardcover)

Unless you have an inside track to a company going public and are able to purchase shares at the opening price then don't waste your time. IPO's are only available for the larger institutional investors most of the time (at least as far as getting in on the lower opening prices that are sometimes available). So a book for the small individual investor for these is kind of pointless. It does have some useful information but not enough to justify the time your going to spend reading it. Just my opinion.