Online Investing, Second Edition

by Jon D. Markman

Book Overview

A guide to locating, researching, and trading stocks over the Internet explains how to use fundamental data, technical-analysis charting tools, financial statements, and analyst estimates to make sound investment decisions.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0735611238
• ISBN13: 9780735611238
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Microsoft Press
• Length: 369 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.3" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Extremely well written, easy to use, highly informative

A very rare combination of easy to use information with as much nuts and bolts as the average investor/reader could want. An outstanding discussion of the basics of investment analysis combined with excellent references to many web-based information sources. All that, and it's easy to read. Highly recommended!

If I found it interesting, you most likely will too!

My dad, Raymond, above, sent me this book for my birthday. It may prove to be one of the most valuable birthday presents I have ever received. I have yet to get fully invested. However, I have found the book very approachable and informative. I tend not to stay interested in reading books. With Markman's book it is quite the opposite. I have read and re-read the book, underlining certain parts, annotating sections, and checking web pages he mentions. If you have been waiting for the "right" time, NOW is the time! (Actually, you and I are a little late.... ;-) )

Markman gives you all the tools needed to suceed

As a long time passive investor in 401 k's, 457's and IRA mutual funds, I felt a more active approach will be benifical as my my investment timeline shortens. Like many others I watched the 8 year bull market from the sidelines and wondered who was able to profit from runup in the narrow band of stocks that was propelling the Dow, S & P, and Nasdaq. Markman's book decsribes in clear, concise detail the most basic and the most detailed interworkings of " mechancial " investing. It's easy to buy a stock, the tough part is the correct time to sell. I followed the steps for months " on paper " with impressive results. After only one month in the real world of momentum investing, do I feel compelled to write this review. One month return - Nov 99 + 27%

The best book I've ever read on online investing.

I have been following Jon Markman's excellent work on the MSN MoneyCentral Investor web site for several months now. I am greatly impressed with his SuperModels investment strategies, which I have recently started to use. I bought Mr. Markman's new book "Online Investing" the day it came out and it is even better than I expected. The SuperModels are a set of specific technical and fundamental parameters to run on the stock screening tools on MSN Investor. Run the screen, buy the stocks, hold them a specific time period, then repeat the process. Mr. Markman's work in this area is superb and based on solid research, and the results have proven it. The first part of the book will tell you everything you need to know to implement the SuperModels in very little time. Mr. Markman then proceeds to provide the best guide I've seen to investment information and resources on the web. He even includes a clear, concise refresher on the most useful methods of fundamental and technical analysis. Mr. Markman has done a terrific job in organizing and helping readers benefit from the vast array of online information. Finally, Mr. Markman offers several investing plans which take as little as an hour a year to as much as an hour a day. Just follow the steps and you will be confident and in control of your investments. It has done that for me. I consider "Online Investing" the most valuable and useful investment book I own. It has my highest recommendation.