__________________________________________________________________ InvestorMap.com Newsletter - 10/19/1999 Brought to you by: http://investormap.com THE guide to investing on the web! ___________________________________________________________________ In this edition: + Introduction + Investing News + Online Investing + Tricks of the Trade + Y2K + Feedback + Subscribe/Unsubscribe Instructions * * Getting motivated * * Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal. E. Joseph Cossman __________________________________________________________________ -- Introduction -- We are excited to tell you about a great addition to our site. We have partnered with a new company to provide you with the best investment newsletters available on the Internet. They have over 105 to choose from. Be sure you check it out at: http://www.publicationsetc.com/newsstand-investormap/ With Y2K getting closer and closer, just 73 days away, we thought you'd be interested in some of the latest information out there. In this issue we have a special section dedicated to just that. And our popular *tricks of the trade* section is also back this week. We're still deciding on a newsletter name. It's been narrowed down to eight the final decision hasn't been made yet. Of course we'll keep you posted on what we come up with. ___________________________________________________________________ -- Investing News -- The SEC has vowed to crack down on companies that leak information to Wall Street analysts before making the same facts known to the public. http://www.cnnfn.com/1999/10/16/investing/wires/sec_wg/ The second-largest ISP in India hopes to *strike gold* with its IPO on Nasdaq this week. http://www.redherring.com/insider/1999/1015/inv-satyam.html Just because it's on sale doesn't necessarily mean it's a good buy. The same may be true for so-called bargain stocks. http://www.pathfinder.com/fortune/investor/1999/10/25/str.html ZDNet's BrandIQ '99 study evaluates eight credit card brands. You may be surprised at what card respondents *preferred*. http://www.infobeads.com/Insider/Pages/Main/Main.asp?sid=101399 For investing news around the clock, go to: http://investormap.com/newswire.htm ___________________________________________________________________ ----------- A Message From Our Sponsor ------------ Get FREE "Buy Signals" in real time before the market close! Move from 100% cash to stock funds when the risk of loss is low and the probability of profit is high. And you can do it with mutual funds that allow free and unlimited trades. Take a look at: http://www.buysignals.com/ --------------------------------------------------- ___________________________________________________________________ -- Online Investing -- Regulators are concerned that Americans may stash cash in Swiss bank accounts that can opened over the Internet with initial deposits as low as $5,000. http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/ctg177.htm Did you know that there is one company that executes some 40% of all online trades and controls almost one-fifth of the trading in Nasdaq/ OTC stocks? A lot of people don't know about Knight/Trimark, but you will after reading this article. http://www.pathfinder.com/fortune/1999/09/27/kni.html INVESCO Funds Group is the first mutual fund company that allows you to open and fund new accounts online. http://www.invesco.com/InvescoNews/Press/onlineacctsetup.html The figures aren't always what they appear to be on earnings reports from Internet companies. It appears some startups are trying to pull the wool over our eyes with liberal accounting which often produces an inflated operating income figure. http://www.zdnet.com/filters/printerfriendly/0%2C6061%2C2351120-2%2C00.html ______________________________________________________ -- Tricks of the Trade -- The Arthur Andersen Virtual Learning Network specializes in teaching you the fundamentals of investing, business finance and financial planning through interactive multimedia computer-based training software. http://www.aavln.com/ For more educational links, go to: http://investormap.com/edu-start.htm This site claims to have the most accurate whisper numbers on the Web, along with a free whisper newsletter. http://www.cyberinvest.com/newsletters/cicnewsletter.29September1999.html If you aren't familiar with the term *whisper numbers,* this article will explain them to you. http://www.ragingbull.com/articles/black/07-01-99.html Wit Capital has put together a *white paper* on Internet investing. It is extremely informative and broken down into three sections: An Introduction to the Internet; Business Models of Internet Companies; and Valuation of Internet Stocks. http://www.witcapital.com/research/reports/rr_white_990920.html If you're looking for information on international investing, then this is a site to check out. Their archives alone contain some four million articles from some 3,000 publications around the world. http://www.ft.com/ These links will provide you with wide variety of information on global investing. http://investormap.com/global.htm Here's a broker meter for you to test how fast your broker's web site is. It doesn't measure the speed of transactions because those factors vary, but it does tell you how fast you can get in the door. http://www.smartmoney.com/si/brokermeter/ Learn the ins and outs of acquisitions and partnerships from someone who has acquired 40 companies in the last six years, Cisco's CEO John Chambers. http://www.business2.com/articles/1999/10/content/cover-story.html Career Day Trader.com has developed a Tradeometer to help novice day traders gauge market conditions. Be aware that their trading style involves frequent, high-probability, "scalp" trades. http://www.careerdaytrader.com/tradingguage/ ___________________________________________________________________ ----------- A Message From Our Sponsor ------------ The New York Times calls *Wall Street--Financial Capital* the *cream of the coffee table books.* New for 1999 with over 300 color plates and history of the exchanges and investment firms, *Wall Street--Financial Capital* is the holiday gift that keeps giving. Quantity discounts are available and you'll receive a free copy with each carton purchase. Take a look and place your order at: http://www.nybookdistributors.com/ --------------------------------------------------- ___________________________________________________________________ --Y2K -- You'll want to take a look at this four-step process to ensure that your home PC is Y2K-ready. http://www.latimes.com/business/19991014/t000092648.html This is quite a site for global Y2K information. They will even have a real-time global map outlining Y2K disruptions as they happen throughout the world. http://www.iy2kcc.org/index.htm This PBS site focuses more on individuals like you and I and what we need to know and be prepared for when January 1st comes around. There's a lot of great information. http://www.pbs.org/y2kontarget/ The U.S. Department of Transportation has put together a site to track U.S. and foreign travel issues and advisories. http://www.y2ktransport.dot.gov/fly2k/ Because they can't afford to fix the Y2K bug, Russia will use manual control to switch important processes during the Y2K changeover. http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/ctg428.htm For even more Y2K links filled with a wide variety of information, go to: http://investormap.com/y2k.htm ___________________________________________________________________ -- Feedback -- Please send any ideas and suggestions to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. Good Investing, Diane Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------------------------------- To subscribe: send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "subscribe" in the body of the message. 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