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Automatic Buffet
With a few clicks of the mouse, this software allows you to invest using the extraordinarily complex mathematical analysis used by the world's most successful investor, Warren Buffet.

Investing in IPOs
How to get the skinny on IPO stocks.

IPO Central
Hoover's IPO Central has excellent educational material about investing in IPOs, plus up-to-date IPO news, pricings, calendars, performance, and more.

IPO.Com
IPO pricing data, recent filings, company summaries and research.

IPO Web Site
At ipo-fund.com you get up-to-date IPO news and commentary, pricings, rankings, performance, and other IPO-related information.

Red Herring Online
News and views on high-tech IPOs.

Deciphering the Prospectus
Mutual fund prospectuses scare you off? Here's how to dig through all the verbiage to get the information you need to make an informed investment decision.

Mutual Fund Basics
Easy-to-understand explanation of mutual funds, expenses, how to invest in them, advantages and disadvantages, types of funds, measuring performance, allocating assets, and understanding risk.

Tracking Mutual Fund Basis
Recent tax law changes made it more difficult to track your basis to avoid paying more tax than necessary on capital gains. This article reviews the different methods for determining basis.

Stocks in the Dow
List of the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and the latest price, percent change, high and low price, and volume for the day.

S&P 500
Performance data on today's best and worst performing stocks that make up the Standard and Poor 500, plus a link to performance data on all 500 stocks.

Asset Allocator
Experts tell you to reduce risk by allocating your investments based on what stage of life you're in. This asset allocator does the work for you.

Conservative Investments
Phobic about risk? Conservative investments like CDs, US Treasury Bills and Notes, Zero Coupon Treasury Bonds, tax-free municipal bonds, GICs, and SPDAs may be the investments for you.

Dollar Cost Averaging
Basic explanation of the dollar cost averaging method of investing recommended by many experts.

Futures Trading
An explanation of the commodities market and the risks and regulations regarding futures trading.

Investing For Current Income
If you're retired or need current income from your investments, don't miss this discussion of how to get it.

Investment Glossary
ThirdAge demystifies investment terminology with this excellent A to Z glossary of investing terms.

Online Trading
Interested in trading online? Here's how to get started.

Portfolio Management
Five ways to get the fat out of your portfolio and improve your returns, from Bloomberg Magazine.

What Makes the Stock Market Go Up and Down?
Ever wonder what makes the stock market go up and down? It may seem erratic and crazy, but it's actually quite rational.

ADRs - American Depositary Receipts
Information resources on American Depository Receipts, an easy way for individual investors to buy global securities.

Dividend Reinvestment Programs
These links will help investment clubs better understand what DRIPs are and how to utilize them.

Stock Research
Provides links for investment club members on how to analyze a stock using fundamental and technical analysis.

Ethical Investing
Information on ethical investing and environmentally friendly investing.

Insider Trading
Get the scoop on what the insiders are doing with these handy Net Links!

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