The complete Idiot's Guide to Online Investing

The Complete Idiot's Guide' to Online Investing answers all your questions about finance and personal investing (many you probably never thought to ask). This guide arms you with knowledge before you go online. Well-written, easy-to-grasp, and funny, it's your best weapon for the adventure of online investing.

• Learn how the stock market works-take a tour of the market online
  
• Make the most of your buck with risk and return analysis and dollar cost averaging
  
• Understand what mutual funds are and how to get started investing in them
  
• Build and manage your own investment portfolio, from record keeping to balancing to getting recent price quotes online
  
• Beware the hazards and pitfalls of the online investment world

Table of contents

Introduction

Part 1: Getting Started on the Road to Successful Online
Investing

Chapter 1 Using Your Computer and the Internet as Investing Tools

Chapter 2 Understanding the Basics of Personal Finance

Chapter 3 "Debt Is Saving in Reverse"

Chapter 4 How the Stock Market Works

Chapter 5 Principles of Investing for the Mathematically
Challenged

Chapter 6 Learning More About Investing

Part 2: Investing in Mutual Funds

Chapter 7 The ABCs of Mutual Funds

Chapter 8 Finding and Researching Mutual Funds on the Web

Chapter 9 Getting Cyber-Advice About Funds

Part 3: Investing in Stocks

Chapter 10 Strategies for Investing in Stocks

Chapter 11 Building a Portfolio of Stocks

Chapter 12 Finding the Right Stocks on the Web

Chapter 13 Researching Stocks on the Web

Chapter 14 Buy, Sell, or Hold Begins with Buy

Chapter 15 Skipping the Broker Altogether

Part 4: Managing a Portfolio

Chapter 16 Recordkeeping Versus Portfolio Management

Chapter 17 Keeping Tabs on Your Portfolio

Chapter 18 Getting Price Quotes Online

Part 5: The Dark Side of the Web

Chapter 19 Hazards and Pitfalls of the Online World

Chapter 20 Online Schemes and Ploys to Get Your Money

Part 6: Putting It Together

Chapter 21 How to Retire a Millionaire

Chapter 22 Paying for a College Education

Chapter 23 Planning to Take Care of the "I Wants"

Chapter 24 More Investments to Consider

Index