More and more, clued-up private investors are realising that using the web to research, trade and track their investments gives them a money-making edge.
Written by an experienced financial journalist and acknowledged expert on the subject, this book assembles all the key information, including essential web addresses, that online investors need to make the most of their money. Detailed case studies show how investors can collect a wealth of free information from company web sites, online newspapers archives, bulletin boards and other net resources.
Building on the success of The Online Investor, first published in 1997, The New Online Investor contains new chapters and a wealth of wholly new and radically updated material. Detailed comparative assessments of the best and worst company web sites information on bonds and economics related sites, facts and figures on the latest developments in buying and selling online and much more besides are included in the book.
"An invaluable guide for any investor keen to get to grips with the internet; a valuable work of reference for those who already have."
- Simon London, Personal Finance Editor, Financial Times
"Analyst's subscribers were among the first to benefit from Peter Temple's knowledge of the online investing scene, and this excellent book should now enable his views to reach a much wider readership."
- Jeremy Utton, Editor and Founder, Analyst
1. Why Online Investing
2. Getting Connected
3. Browsing and Searching
4. Online News and Opinion
5. Share Prices, Company Data and Software Online
6. Company Information Online
7. The Online Investor in Action - Building up the Picture
8. Dealing Online
9. Personal Finance Online
10. Futures and Options Online
11. Bonds, Statistics and Economic Commentary Online
Afterword: The Global Information Revolution
Appendix: Internet Basics
Bibliography
List of Abbreviations
Glossary
Useful Internet Addresses
Index