Online Investing For Dummies
With modern technology allowing every broker or finance site to have its own app, data, or approach, it can be all too easy to be misled and make a bad decision in investing, building your winning portfolio, and reducing your risk. Online Investing for Dummies guides you to reduce risk and separate the gimmicks from the gold, pointing investors of all experience levels to the pro-tips, calculators, databases, useful sites, and peer communities that will lead to success. Updated to include information on mobile trading and the influence of social media on the markets, the book also covers the basics―showing you how to figure out how much to invest, find data online, and pick an online broker. Get tips on choosing the right online broker and on protecting your information online It’s time to get a pro strategy, and Online Investing for Dummies has all the inside information you need to build up that winning portfolio.
Online Investing for Dummies will help you:
Set expectations and assess your risk
Analyze stocks and financial statements
Assemble the suite of tools to calculate your performance
Choose the right online broker and protect your information
Use the latest tools, data, and resources
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part 1 - Getting Started Investing Online
Chapter 1: Getting Yourself Ready for Online Investing
Chapter 2: Getting Your Device Ready for Online Investing
Chapter 3: Choosing the Best Account Type for You
Chapter 4: Connecting with an Online Broker
Chapter 5: Getting It Done: How to Enter and Execute Trades
Part 2 - Using Online Investment Resources
Chapter 6: Why Stock Prices Rise and Fall
Chapter 7: Connecting with Other Investors Online
Chapter 8: Measuring Your Performance
Chapter 9: Choosing an Asset Allocation
Chapter 10: Finding and Buying Mutual Funds
Chapter 11: Finding and Buying Exchange-Traded Funds
Part 3 - Maximizing Investment Knowledge
Chapter 12: Putting Companies Under the Microscope
Chapter 13: Evaluating Stocks' Prospects
Chapter 14: Finding Investment Ideas with Online Stock Screens
Chapter 15: Analyze the analysts and Stock Pickers
Chapter 16: Researching and Buying Bonds Online
Part 4 - The Part of Tens
Chapter 17: Ten Top Mistakes Made by Online Investors
Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Protect Your Investments and Identity Online
Chapter 19: Online Investors' Ten Most Common Questions