Online Investing Bible [Paperback]

Jill Gilbert Welytok JD CPA (Author), Thomas S. Gray (Author), Claire Mencke (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0764535331 | ISBN-13: 978-0764535338 | Publication Date: January 15, 2001

Online investing is a hot topic right now, but it's easy to get in over your head quickly without enough know-how in this volatile market. The Online Investing Bible will demystify the basics of online trading for newbies, while helping more seasoned investors expand their portfolios using advanced tracking and investing techniques. Starting out with guidelines for planning your investment strategy, this book covers everything you need to know to invest wisely in this bull market. From stocks and bonds to futures and IPOs, no investor should log on without this book at their side.

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From the Back Cover

The only guide to online investing you'll ever need … Online investing gives you access to an arsenal of investment resources — resources that used to be available only to brokers and other money management professionals. This comprehensive guide shows you how to make the most of these online tools, from research and analysis services to real-time portfolio tracking. Packed with savvy investment advice and nuts-and-bolts Internet know-how, this is the only guide you'll ever need to build your nest egg online, whether you're a rookie investor or a veteran online trader. Inside, you'll find complete coverage of online investing

• Map the perfect investment strategy using online tools
• Select the best online broker for your needs
• Diversify your online portfolio with bonds or bond funds
• Understand capital gains rules and minimize your tax liability
• Get in on the ground floor with initial public offerings
• Maximize mutual fund performance with ETFs and closed-end funds
• Use stock screens, charts, and other tools to pick promising stocks
• Trade stocks on the road using your cell phone, pager, or PDA
• Form an investment club to pool resources and share investment tips
• Explore the risks and rewards of futures and options trading
• Discover what it takes to succeed as a day trader

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About the Author

About the Authors Jill Gilbert has a law degree and a CPA degree, but has quit her day job to pursue writing, computer technology, and amateur photography. She is currently completing requirements for the patent-law bar certification. Her current investment goals center around educating her three kids, Tara, Julia, and Daniel. Thomas S. Gray is a journalist and author who has written on business, technology, and other fields for a number of publications, including Investor's Business Daily, the Los Angeles Times, and Tech Week magazine, where he writes a biweekly stock market column. Born in Southern California, he was educated at Stanford University and UCLA, headed the editorial pages at the Daily News in Los Angeles, and later was senior editor at Investor's Business Daily. He is the author of two other books for IDG Books Worldwide: Investing Online for Dummies Quick Reference (2000) and, with Claire Mencke, Teach Yourself Investing Online (1999). He lives in Oak Park, California with his wife, Barbara Bronson Gray, and their two children, Jonathan and Katie. Claire Mencke is a financial writer for Investor's Business Daily, where she has covered a wide range of subjects including bonds, small cap stocks, mutual funds, and investment strategies. She has also been a securities analyst for Value Line and Tanaka Capital Management. With Bryan Pfaffenberger, she coauthored The Savvy Investor's Internet Resource (IDG Books Worldwide, 1996) and, with Thomas S. Gray, Teach Yourself Investing Online (IDG Books Worldwide, 1999). She has an MBA in finance from Pace University's Lubin School of Business.

Product Details

• Paperback: 828 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (January 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764535331
• ISBN-13: 978-0764535338
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,846,773 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I'm a patent and trademark attorney in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I've written Independent Inventors' Handbook, The Entrepreneur's Guide to Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks,Tradesecrets and Licensing (Penguin/Putnam Press 2004) and Sarbanes-Oxley for Dummies (Wiley & Sons 2006).

My firm Absolute Technology Law Group, LLC currently represent over 200 private sector clients, as well as federal research institutions and individuals. We have offices in Milwaukee Wisconsin and in Fairfax, Virgina near the United States Patent Office.

If you are a business, corporate counsel or individual with patent questions please check out my website at www.abtechlaw.com for updates to my books and to the changing patent law scene.

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Encyclopedic coverage with high readability, January 24, 2001

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buddy saleeby (New Haven Connecticut) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Online Investing Bible (Paperback)

This fine (and fat) book is just the thing for people who currently trade online or those who are considering it. It provides a nice assortment of screen shots of useful sites to become familiar with and concludes each chapter with a concise summary in list format. The book is 823 pages long but still doesn't go far enough on specialist topics. But this book is a comprehensive and carefully constructed primer on the entire waterfront from Stocks to Bonds to Mutual Funds and of course to the particulars and precautions of setting up an account, making trades, gathering timely information etc. I like that it doesn't take an AOL-centric point of view because that would be too limiting. If you are interested in Online Investing, buy this book and supplement it with a subscription to "Online Investing" magazine (monthly) which would bring you up to date on new developments and also cover special topics with more depth.

2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From A to Z, February 20, 2003

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gilbert (Lebanon) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Online Investing Bible (Paperback)

each chapter give you a step to start an online Investment
it give you all small detail.
it can be a starter even for the beginner in Trading.