Product Description

Harness the power of Quicken 2000 and Quicken.com to become a successful online investor! This Intuit-authorized guide explains how you can set your financial goals and find the money to reach them and it reveals the secrets of successful investing. You'll learn how to find hot growth stocks and blue chips using Quicken's powerful stock-screening software...and so much more.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2782404 in Books
• Published on: 2000-01-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 448 pages

Amazon.com Review
Online investing has had certain faddish characteristics, but it's so convenient that there can be little doubt that we'll be managing our money on the Internet for a long time. Quicken 2000 does a great job of helping you track your trades online and plot your course to capital appreciation. Online Investing with Quicken 2000: The Official Guide helps you decode the latest Quicken interface, but it doesn't let the software get in the way of the investing. That is, authors Susan Price (a money writer) and Maria Langer (a software expert) first explain how to choose investments that fit your needs, and then they show you how to use the software. This is how software books--and software generally--ought to work.

The authors do a good job of explaining when various kinds of investments (stocks, bonds, mutual funds, home mortgages) are good ideas, and how to go about selecting the right ones. That said, this book focuses on a certain kind of investor: Americans between the ages of 25 and 65 who work for an organization. Quicken is very good at tracking 401(k) contributions, budgets designed around a regular paycheck, and middle-class tax matters.

The software (and thus this book) has less to offer people who have already retired, or who are self-employed in unpredictable fields. The authors also sometimes aptly explain a financial instrument--covered calls are an example--without showing how to track it in Quicken. The point is that if you're part of Quicken's target demographic, you'll be very happy with this book. --David Wall

Topics covered: Accumulating wealth through careful budgeting, regular saving, and investments in stocks and mutual funds--with the assistance of Intuit Quicken 2000. How to use Quicken to get an accurate picture of your financial situation and plan (considering your goals, taxes, and stomach for volatility) a strategy for the future. Advice on picking stocks and funds, and how to synchronize your online brokerage account with your Quicken investment register.

From the Publisher
Written by Susan Price, senior editor at iVillage.com and former senior editor at Individual Investor Magazine, and Quicken specialist Maria Langer, this book provides both a solid foundation in investment principles as well as the steps for how to put them to work in Quicken. All investors - from hobbyists to seasoned veterans - will learn how to maximize Quicken and the Internet to make the smartest investment decisions.

From the Back Cover
Integrate the power of the Internet with the sound business advice offered in the Intuit-authorized guide. Online Investing with Quicken 2000: The Official Guide is your all-in-one investment for the future. Packed with information on how to harness the revolutionary power of the Internet to become a savvy investor, this book teaches you smart ways to find the right investments and reach your financial goals. You'll learn how easy it is to use Quicken 2000 and Quicken.com to manage your investments, find the best-performing stocks and mutual funds, and track your portfolio online. Every aspect of online investing is explained, including setting your goals, designing your investing strategy, picking the right stocks and mutual funds, finding the best online broker, lowering your tax bill, and placing trades with confidence. Each chapter is filled with smart tips for novice to veteran investors. The Internet has changed Wall Street, and this book is your ultimate guide to the brave new world of online investing.

Inside, you'll find out how to:

Select the best-performing mutual funds using Quicken 2000's Mutual Fund Finder

Track your portfolio online from anywhere

Download your investment transactions directly into Quicken 2000

Interpret Wall Street analysts' research and company reports

Retire wealthier by making the most of your 401(k) and IRAs

Optimize your asset allocation and keep it up-to-date

Keep up with news that affects your investments

Find the best online broker--and use your account wisely

Get real-time stock quotes and place trades with confidence

Use Quicken's tax features to lower your tax bill

Find out about IPOs, insider trading, and other ways to boost your returns

Customer Reviews

A really usable guide
I hoped that this book would enable me wet my feet in the world of online investing, and it did that and more. It's really well organized and written, and raised my comfort level beyond measure.

Thankfully, it's not a "get rich quick" guide, but contains practicle advice on how to invest, and how to track your investments.

This is a terrific book for novice (and maybe closet novice) investors. Highly reccomended

great book, informative
i'm new to online investing and I was looking for a basic, well-organized, clearly presented book to help get me started. In truth I've bought about five books on the subject and I liked this one best. Great, clear, informative. Just what you need without the junk. I recommend it.

Very basic.
Its a good beginner's book - both on investing and on using Quicken for your investments. Its a bit light on the material I was hoping for: depth about really optimizing my use of Quicken for investment tracking and analysis.