Teach Yourself® Investing Online

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Summary: Pleased Reader
Review: "Teach Yourself Investing Online", by Thomas S. Gray and Claire Mencke, is the ideal book for online investors, both novices and old-timers. The information is easy to understand, easy to read, and very interactive. There are sites to visit, quizzes and worksheets to fill out, and pages and pages of screenshots and sidebars and intriguing reading. This book can be used for quick reference or for straight-forward research. Very up-to-date and needed in this fast-paced Internet world, with online catalogs and stock trading sites, this book is your manual to succeed in this day in age. The book covers such subjects as stock quotes to saving for your child's college fund to shopping online. I was clueless and, frankly, frightened of the stock market and Internet investments before I peeked at these pages -- now I'm hooked, making extra money, and learning how to budget my finances. This book is for young and old investors alike, and it's easy to follow, with clear language and straight-forward visuals. It was obvious to me that these authors know what they're talking about. A must! If you think you could never make it in this busy online investing economy, you need this book! If you think you know all there is to know, you need this book! Finally, I read something I needed so much!

Rating:
Summary: Pleased Reader
Review: "Teach Yourself Investing Online", by Thomas S. Gray and Claire Mencke, is the ideal book for online investors, both novices and old-timers. The information is easy to understand, easy to read, and very interactive. There are sites to visit, quizzes and worksheets to fill out, and pages and pages of screenshots and sidebars and intriguing reading. This book can be used for quick reference or for straight-forward research. Very up-to-date and needed in this fast-paced Internet world, with online catalogs and stock trading sites, this book is your manual to succeed in this day in age. The book covers such subjects as stock quotes to saving for your child's college fund to shopping online. I was clueless and, frankly, frightened of the stock market and Internet investments before I peeked at these pages -- now I'm hooked, making extra money, and learning how to budget my finances. This book is for young and old investors alike, and it's easy to follow, with clear language and straight-forward visuals. It was obvious to me that these authors know what they're talking about. A must! If you think you could never make it in this busy online investing economy, you need this book! If you think you know all there is to know, you need this book! Finally, I read something I needed so much!

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Summary: Investing Online by Gray and Menche review by Ellen Hochman
Review: Excellent and interesting, not stuffy at all. Easy to follow with practice lessons at the end of every chapter. Good essential information for the beginner investor, not just for online traders. Covers the "how-to's" of analyzing stocks and mutual funds to add to your portfolio put in easy to understand and fun terms. By: Ellen Hochman

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Summary: Investing Online by Gray and Menche review by Ellen Hochman
Review: Excellent and interesting, not stuffy at all. Easy to follow with practice lessons at the end of every chapter. Good essential information for the beginner investor, not just for online traders. Covers the "how-to's" of analyzing stocks and mutual funds to add to your portfolio put in easy to understand and fun terms. By: Ellen Hochman

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Summary: comment on a possible misperception by reviewer Rothman
Review: I'd like to address a remark by Howard Rothman in his review of our book -- that we attempt to help readers "boot up their bag of speculative tricks." The book is written with serious investors in mind. We actively discourage readers from speculating by trying to show them where on the Web they can go to improve their investment skills and knowledge. Even though we have included a chapter on day trading, we do so on the premise that serious investors should know about the extreme market volatility in certain stocks and some of the forces that shape it -- such as day trading. We also describe some of the personal and technical requirements for day trading in such a way that it's clear that it's not for everyone, or even for most people.

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Summary: Step-by-Step Guide to Managing Your Own Investments
Review: In today's booming economy, more people are looking for ways to grow extra income by investing for the future. Online investors exercise greater control over their investments, but can jeopardize their finances with simple miscalculations and mistakes. In the new "Teach Yourself Investing Online®" published by IDG Books Worldwide ("IDGB"), personal investors will find step-by-step instruction on how to properly research, buy, sell and manage their investments so that they can make educated and beneficial choices.

The IDGB "Teach Yourself®" series is a comprehensive tutorial learning system. Concise, simple, step-by-step instruction works hand-in-hand with clear illustrations and screenshots to deliver more information in less time. Each skill is reinforced with cross-references that tie sections together. Real-world examples solidify exercises in the reader's mind. Each subject taught has an online counter-reference that enables the reader to find out more on the subject. As with all "Teach Yourself" books, "Teach Yourself Investing Online" packs in more lessons and tasks than other comparable books. Readers will learn the foundations of online investing as well as some advanced topics that will be useful as their experience broadens. In "Teach Yourself Investing Online" readers will find information on:

* creating an investment plan

* researching stocks, bonds, mutual funds and other investments online

* selecting the best online brokerage for you

* utilizing the Internet to manage portfolios and track wealth

* explore options, future and other high-risk, high-yield investment opportunities

* what you should know about day trading

* protecting your investments

As with all "Teach Yourself" titles, "Teach Yourself Investing Online" carries a satisfaction guarantee.

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Summary: Very detailed book on all aspects of online investing
Review: This is a very detailed book which covers all aspects on online investing. Most people can skip chapter 1 which shows basic Internet browsing and navigation. The rest of the book shows web pages you can look at. I like this book because the authors highlight and explain the different parts of each of the web pages. At 400 pages, this book is short enough so that you won't get bored and long enough that the author just don't explain a concept in a sentence or a paragraph. The authors give enough detail so that you can understand and profit.