Build a winning portfolio-and reduce your risk-with this bestselling guide

Online investing has never been easier-or more potentially confusing. Now that every broker or finance site has its own app, data, or approach, it can be all too easy to be misled and make a bad decision. Online Investing for Dummies helps you 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. It then progresses through to more advanced topics, such as calculating returns, selecting mutual funds, buying bonds, options, commodities, and IPOs, taking you and your money wherever you want to go in the global market.

• Set expectations and assess your risk
• Analyze stocks and financial statements
• Assemble the suite of tools to calculate your performance
• 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.

About the Author

Matt Krantz is a nationally known financial journalist who specializes in investing topics. He's personal finance and management editor at Investor's Business Daily. He's also worked in the financial industry and covered markets and investing for USA TODAY. His writing on financial topics has also appeared in Money magazine, Kiplinger's, and Men's Health. Krantz is the author of Fundamental Analysis For Dummies and co-author of Investment Banking For Dummies.

Book Information
ISBN 9781119601487
Author Matthew Krantz
Format Paperback
Page Count 432
Imprint For Dummies
Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
Weight(grams) 567g
Dimensions(mm) 231mm * 185mm * 31mm