Investing Online For Dummies

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John Wiley & Sons, Nov 30, 2012 - Business & Economics - 432 pages

Expert online investing advice that you can take to the bank!

Want to take firm control of your investments and reach your financial goals, but baffled by the dizzying array of online tools? Start with this bestselling guide. Investing Online For Dummies, 8th Edition will help you build your portfolio with the latest financial management information, tools, and resources available. This top-notch, incredibly popular guide will help you pick stocks, find an online broker, construct a profitable portfolio, research investment data online, parse risk, analyze stocks and financial statements, and so much more.

  • Addresses critical issues for beginning investors to understand, from setting expectations to determining how much to invest, assessing your comfort level for risk, and finding a broker you trust
  • Guides online investors on how to invest wisely, grow their portfolios, and weigh all their options before making key decisions
  • Highlights a variety of websites, online calculators, databases, and online communities that will help you make beneficial decisions
  • Explores using online tools to calculate returns and risk, how to select mutual funds with online databases, buying bonds online, and more

Investing Online For Dummies, 8th Edition is one investment that is sure to yield a profit...and fast!

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Contents

Table of Contents
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Getting Yourself Ready for Online Investing
Saving with webbased savings
What the past tells you about
Published
John Wiley Sons
right styles
based on your goals
Categorizing Mutual Funds
Ten Top Mistakes Made by Online
Dwelling on Mistakes Too Long
Online Investors Ten Most Common
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About the author (2012)

Matt Krantz is a nationally known financial journalist who specializes in investing topics. Since 1999, he has been a correspondent for USA TODAY, where he covers financial markets and Wall Street and writes the daily "Ask Matt" column on USATODAY.com. He is also the author of Fundamental Analysis For Dummies.

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