Chapter 19
Investigating Internet and Software Resources
In This Chapter
Choosing investing software
Recognizing Internet pitfalls and opportunities
Finding the best investing websites
Thousands of investing software packages, blogs, and websites claim to enable you to more easily make profitable investments. As with most other advertising claims, the reality of using your computer for investing and other tasks often falls short of the promises and the hype.
In this chapter, I show you ways that your computer may help you with your investing challenges and chores. Throughout this discussion, however, remember the following important caveats:
- Some highly successful investors don’t use their computers, or they use them infrequently, to deal with their investments. (Warren Buffett comes to mind.)
- You may subject yourself to information overload and spend a fair amount of money without seeing many benefits if you don’t choose wisely.
- You can’t believe everything you read, especially in the online world, where expertise, filters, and editors are often absent. (Of course, as I discuss ...
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