Investing in Ipos: New Paths to Profit With Initial Public Offerings

Imagine having access to an investment that can double or triple in the time it takes most stocks to gain or lose only a few points. That's exactly what some IPOs have achieved in the past few years. IPOs provide exciting and potentially lucrative investment opportunities by anyone's standards - but they are not a wise option for the ill-informed. Just as the right IPO can deliver once-in-a-lifetime returns, so can a high-risk offering self-destruct with little warning. This book, the first of its kind, shows investors how to take full advantage of the most promising IPOs.Now is the perfect time to get in on the hot IPOs that were once reserved just for institutions and their brokers. " Investing in IPOs" by Tom Taulli describes in clear detail, with dozens of real-company examples, which sectors have performed the best over the long term, how to avoid substandard IPOs, how to find the right research materials, and how to spot future offerings that can return the most for individual investors.

Tom Taulli is an expert in the IPO field and has written about the stock market for a variety of publications including Barron's and Registered Representative. He writes on-line IPO columns for Microsoft Investor, TechInvestor, and StockSite, and is the founder of WebIPO, an Internet investment banking company. He is an often-quoted resource in IPO news stories and appears regularly on CNN and CNBC.