Investing Online For Dummies^® Quick Reference

by Thomas S. Gray

• ISBN13: 9780764507168
• ISBN10: 0764507168
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-07-01
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

With this concise, superbly organized reference, you'll find out how easy it is to manage your investments and track your growing wealth online. Discover how to research stocks, diversify your portfolio, make stock trades online, get up-to-the-minute investment news, and more.

Author Biography

About the Author Thomas S. Gray is a journalist and author who has written on business, technology, and other fields for a number of publications, including the Los Angeles Times and TechWeek magazine. 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, with Claire Mencke, of IDG Books' Teach Yourself Investing Online. He lives in Oak Park, California with his wife, Barbara Bronson Gray, and their two children.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Investing Online	1	(18)
Creating Your Investment Plan	19	(14)
Understanding Stock Quotes and Charts	33	(22)
Company Research and News	55	(24)
Shopping for a Broker	79	(14)
Trading Online	93	(18)
Knowing When to Buy and Sell	111	(16)
IPOs	127	(12)
Mutual Funds	139	(18)
Bonds	157	(16)
Tracking Investments	173	(16)
Tax Consequences of Investing	189	(6)
Appendix: Investor Web Sites	195	(8)
Glossary: Techie Talk	203	(12)
Index	215