Jk Lassers Invest Online: Do-It-Yourself and Keep More of What You Earn
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (581 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0028623983 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 267 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
He is a long-time computing columnist for overseas editions of PC World and other publications.. Features include:c A comprehensive and clear presentation of how to invest onlinec Links to the best financial websites on the netc Gaining an edge in accessing the best trading and analysis techniquesc How to take advantage of having access to an account 24 hours a dayc Save with lower commissionsc Learn about internet securityLauraMaery Gold is an editor and financial columnist for Nikkei Business Press and other publications and a former financial planner and tax adviser. Finally, get peace of mind with tips on how to minimize the risk of intrusion to the privacy of an online account. Dan Post, a professional software engineer and database designer, works with
. This book is a database of the wealth of information available online, with hundreds of URLs pointing to the best places to find research reports, technical analysis, charting, and online portfolio managers. If you're not connected with an online brokerage or well versed in finding information about investing on the Internet, then Invest Online, by LauraMaery Gold and Dan Post, is a good place to start. It also includes a brief survey of online brokerages, but shows a bias toward E*Trade, whose logo appears on the cover and whose CEO, Christos M. Online investing has become one the Internet's early "killer apps." Thanks to low commissions and the wealth of investing information available online, individual investors have shown themselves all too eager to bypass traditional brokerage firms in favor of the many brokerages that are opening shop on the World Wide Web. Cotsakos, wrote the book's forward
Probably the best source to get started with. A Customer There are a lot of books about investing and investing online and a dozen webpages for every book. None of them give to you a really good entry point and they leave a lot of essential fundamental terms undefined, which to us neophytes is maddening.This book might be a little bit superficial, depending on your personal knowledge and experience, but I have found it to be a good review and survey of the subject and it addresses a few things I've over looked.Remember, it is trying to develop a knowledge b. Very interesting read I really appreciated the way this book explained the ins and outs of investing. I'm fairly computer literate, so I skipped the parts explaining how to get online, but those were, thankfully, contained in a single chapter. The rest of the book is very readable, and contrary to what another reviewer said, the E-Trade affiliation was pretty much limited to a chapter demonstrating how to trade online. To be fair, this book does appear to be a joint effort with E-Trade. But the authors' advice is generic, . "More About the Internet Than Investing" according to Lee C. Carpenter. After insulting your intelligence with BASIC computer operation this book launches into two different areas which consume 95% of it's content: 1) Search engine results and 2) A never-ending advertisement for E-Trade.As a fan of Lasser's tax books I was at a loss to explain this work. $15.95 is a lot to pay for 2More About the Internet Than Investing After insulting your intelligence with BASIC computer operation this book launches into two different areas which consume 95% of it's content: 1) Search engine results and 2) A never-ending advertisement for E-Trade.As a fan of Lasser's tax books I was at a loss to explain this work. $15.95 is a lot to pay for 230 pages of search engine results. A better title would have been, "Web Sites for Investing Idiots"! Even my being a novice invester did not help this book to teach me anything new.. 0 pages of search engine results. A better title would have been, "Web Sites for Investing Idiots"! Even my being a novice invester did not help this book to teach me anything new.