Online investing has become one the Internet's early "killer apps." Thanks to low commissions and the wealth of investing information available online， individual investors have shown themselves all too eager to bypass traditional brokerage firms in favor of the many brokerages that are opening shop on the World Wide Web. If you're not connected with an online brokerage or well versed in finding information about investing on the Internet， then Invest Online， by LauraMaery Gold and Dan Post， is a good place to start. This book is a database of the wealth of information available online， with hundreds of URLs pointing to the best places to find research reports， technical analysis， charting， and online portfolio managers. It also includes a brief survey of online brokerages， but shows a bias toward ETrade， whose logo appears on the cover and whose CEO， Christos M. Cotsakos， wrote the book's forward. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Book Description This book will teach how to invest online from start to finish including how to set-up an account and use on-line services to tap into the worlds financial services right from a personal computer. It will help save money with lower commissions and teach how to invest easier， faster， smarter and cheaper than ever before. Finally， get peace of mind with tips on how to minimize the risk of intrusion to the privacy of an online account. Features include:c A comprehensive and clear presentation of how to invest onlinec Links to the best financial websites on the netc Gaining an edge in accessing the best trading and analysis techniquesc How to take advantage of having access to an account 24 hours a dayc Save with lower commissionsc Learn about internet securityLauraMaery Gold is an editor and financial columnist for Nikkei Business Press and other publications and a former financial planner and tax adviser. Dan Post， a professional software engineer and database designer， works with Siemens Business Communications and other corporate technology and communications accounts. He is a long-time computing columnist for overseas editions of PC World and other publications. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.