Introduction
Who are you?
About this book
How to use this book
How this book is organized
What's new?
Icons used in this book
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Part 1: Online Investing Fundamentals
Chapter 1: Finding investor stuff on the Internet
Building your own online information system
Setting up your basic investment search strategy
Understanding how newsgroups can help you
Getting the message from investor message boards
Uncovering investor information from mailing lists
Using free and fee-based online investor databases
Getting online investor information geared to your needs
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Chapter 2: No experience required- getting started with online investing
Getting smart online
News you can use
Practicing with your new investment information
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Chapter 3: Making your money work harder
Using the Internet to make financial planning easier
Moving some of your savings to investments
Calculating your current assets using the Internet
Accumulating something to invest
Setting - and reaching - your goals
Deciding how much risk you can take
Establishing your investment plan
Determining how much you can invest
Investing in securities that meet your goals
Checking out what the experts are doing
Tracing and measuring your success
Building your personalized investment plan
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Chapter 4: Selecting an online broker and trading online
Is a traditional broker best for you?
Selecting a full-service online brokerage
Selecting the right discount online brokerage
Checking out prospective brokers
Getting online trading services for less
Rating online brokers
Opening your online brokerage account
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Chapter 5: Getting a hold of trading online
Increasing profits with simple order specification techniques
It's not your grandfathers market anymore
Extended hours trading
Online trading and the active investor
Personalization and your online brokerage
Going from hardwired to wireless trading
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Part II Find the Right Investments
Chapter 6: What's so great about mutual funds?
Mutual fund mania
Finding mutual fund information on the Internet t
Buying mutual funds
Selling your mutual funds
Starting your mutual fund account with a little as $50
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Chapter 7: The keys to successful Internet mutual fund investing
Mutual fund basics
Understanding mutual fund risks
A fund for you, a fund for me
Mutual funds and your risk tolerance level
Finding facts and figures online
Locating and reading the prospectus
How to screen mutual funds online
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Chapter 8: Online analysis, buying and selling mutual funds
Going online with mutual funds
Find the right mix of investments
Matching mutual funds with your financial objectives
Using the Internet to help you choose the best funds in each class
Checking for overlaps in your mutual funds
The ratings war
Using scoreboards and ratings
Buying mutual funds online: no broker needed
Buying mutual funds online: using an online broker
The right time to sell your mutual funds
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Chapter 9: The basics of stocks and rates of return
Taking stock of you
Understanding stocks
Participating in the market
Picking the right stock for the right goal
Analyzing stock sectors
Understanding Level I stock quotes
Discovering Level II stock quotes
Finding ticker symbols and stock prices online
What does the S & P have to do with anything?
Valuing stocks
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Chapter 10: Internet stock screening
Finding the best stock electronically
Watching out for investment risks
Starting with quick online stock screens
Using those terrific prebuilt stock screens
Locating those customizable screens
Determining your own investment criteria for stock screens
Screening for investment bargains
What about screening for mutual funds?
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Chapter 11: Researching individual stocks
Finding financial statements online
Accessing Web sites that specialize in annual reports
SEC search engines
Dissecting the annual report
Analyzing a financial statement
You don't have to be a math whiz to calculate ratios
Utilizing prepared online ratio analysis
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Chapter 12: Digging deeper-researching investment candidates
Turning your hunches into investment strategies
Conquering uncertainty with online research
Paying the right price
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Chapter 13: Going with fixed-income securities- which type is best for you?
Generic features of bonds
How small investors can make money with fixed-income investments and bonds
When to choose a money market deposit account
The four basic types of bonds
Two alternative types of bonds
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Chapter 14: Valuing and selling bonds online
Nice and simple- savings bonds
Just Uncle Sam, Treasury securities and you
The math of bonds
Let the Internet do the math
Trading bonds online
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Part III: Expanding Your Investment Opportunities
Chapter 15: Going international online
Taking advantage of international opportunities
Getting started with online international quotes and indexes
Gathering international news and research
Acquiring international company information
Online trading abroad
Investing in emerging markets
Methods of making foreign investments
Buying ADRS is an easy solution
Indirect foreign investing is a great approach
Finding International mutual funds online
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Chapter 16: Looking for the next big thing-IPOs, DPOs, and DRIPs
Looking for investment opportunities
Getting a grip on IPOs
Locating IPO online supersites
Mining the Internet for valuable IPO information
Be your own broker with direct public offerings
Buying stock in a direct purchase plan
Buying that first share
Profiting with dividend reinvestment plans
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Chapter 17: Taking the option and alternative investing
Making the most of your employee stock options
Trading options
Online option educational sources
Types of option contracts
Software tools for options trading
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Chapter 18: The Internet and managing your portfolio
Why manage your investments?
Tracking the right information
Your portfolio management options
Purchasing portfolio investment programs
Using Web-based portfolio management programs
Following online news with portfolio tracking
Using PC-based portfolio management software
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Part IV: The Part of Tens
Chapter 19: Almost ten warnings about cyber fraud
Don't believe everything you read
If an offers seems too good to be true, it usually is
Checking it out before you put your money down
Understanding what real financial disclosures includes
Telltale signs of dishonest brokers
Where to complain online
Your bank account number, security and the Internet
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Chapter 20: Nearly ten signals to sell
Knowing when to fold
Determining your personal selling rules
Setting your profit-taking goals
You can't get it right all the time
If the stock is going nowhere, get going
Don't be fooled by P/E spurts
Watching interest rates
Keeping an eye on economic indicators
Watching what the insiders are doing
If the company or fund changes
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Chapter 21: Ten green flags for buying
Developing your stock plays
Getting back in the game with dollar cost averaging
Buy if the stock is at its lowest price
Invest in companies with beautiful balance sheets
Check out the earnings forecast
Watch for stocks that are trading at below book value
Look for strong dividend pay-out records
Seek out firms with low debt ratios
Invest in industry leaders
Buy good performers
Select your P/E ratio strategy
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Index
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