The stunning growth and development of the internet in the last decade has resulted in a wealth of financial information and resources becoming available to the public. With a computer, a modem and an internet connection, investors now have access to a tremendous amount of useful information, as well as the ability to execute investment decisions literally within seconds. Unfortunately, in addition to useful and valuable information, there is an overwhelming amount of useless, self-serving, time consuming, and even fraudulent information appearing on the internet. Additionally, while having access to more information can be a great benefit, it doesn't necessarily translate into better investment performance. (See also How Do I Spot and Avoid Scams from Investor Protection Trust.)
A major issue now is how to take advantage of the information and communication efficiencies of the internet to quickly and easily find useful, quality information and improve efficiency in the investment process. With this in mind, Investor Home was established to assist investors in the following ways.
- Provide a base for rapid location of reliable resources and information regarding market conditions including news, quotes, and commentary.
- Help Educate investors in the investment process and help investors
- invest appropriately based on their objectives and constraints
- locate appropriate information and advisors
- avoid mistakes (See Psychology)
- Help to improve investment results via reduced costs from
- commissions, Mutual Fund and/or advisory fees
- spending on analysis, commentary, news and periodicals
- Minimize time spent on investment related activities
Investor Home includes links and background information for each step in the investment process and all of the major Asset Classes including Stocks, Bonds, Real Estate, Venture Capital, Alternative, and Tangible investments. You'll also find quotes and summaries of research from some the industry's most respected sources.
The sources of information available on the web are amazingly diverse. Current news, graphs, quotes, and interactive tools are now commonplace and easily accessible. Many of the most respected sources including individuals, news providers, companies providing investment services (See Brokers, Mutual Funds, Consultants and Money Managers), academic and government resources (See Education), professional journals, and books are all now available through the magic of the internet. Investor Home includes links to the best sites and, where appropriate, the best pages and sections within sites from all of these sources (Investor Home features the best sites, not all the sites). The links are arranged by subject and combined with relevant information and empirical evidence.
Investor Home is also a fully functional home page providing efficient navigation and direction to the best sites and tools on the internet. The site is designed for investors, not specific web browsers, and because of the diversity of browsers as well as the fact that most users download at relatively slow speeds, Investor Home is currently coded in basic HTML to minimize file sizes and download times. The Home page links (which include the most popular web sites and many of best investing sites) are the first to load, allowing surfers immediate access without having to wait for any graphics or the rest of the page. Investor Home emphasizes free sites although when appropriate, links to sites that charge for access or require registration are included.
Feel free to visit whenever and as often as you like. First time visitors are encouraged to scan the entire Table of Contents and novice investors may find the Investment Process of particular interest. If you find Investor Home useful, you are encouraged to bookmark it or make it your home page.
Happy surfing!
"If you have a computer and you're not on the Internet, get on it. The Internet gives you the ability to do research that used to require thousands of man-hours, and it gives you access to information--often free--that you never had before."
James O'Shaughnessy in
How to Retire Rich
"On-line brokers are already slashing commissions in a frenzy to attract business. Web sites are giving away so much free data and research to attract traffic that they're making once-valuable information virtually worthless."
Hal Lux, Institutional Investor (April 1997)
Helping investors achieve their goals.
Investor Home provides relevant information, sound objective advice, and rapid 
