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popping up at various sites all the time, as they are an easy way to bring people back to a site repeatedly. |
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These boards are unmoderated, free-wheeling forums where you will find everything from petty backbiting and "flame wars" between posters, to shameless stock touting, to detailed analyses on particular stocks that are knowledgeable, insightful, and useful. Unlike trading chat rooms, the subjects are far-reaching in content. A "thread" that is begun on one stock continues for years if there are enough interested posters to keep it going. |
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Sites that require membership fees, like Silicon Investor, tend to attract more serious investors than sites like Yahoo! where anyone can (and does) join in on any subject. Often, earnings reports and breaking news will be posted immediately on these threads. Isolation is diminished for those who become regular contributors, but you must be careful not to impulsively make trades based on tips. |
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Interactive commentary and community sites. Sites like The Motley Fool and The Street.com offer articles and daily columns written on a broad range of topics and encourage reader feedback. The Street.com presently has a free area and a subscriber area, and will be offering a cluster of investment-related sites by the time you read this, including RealMoney.com, TheStreetPros.com, ipoPros.com, and a community site called TheStreetTalk.com. RealMoney.com will be the subscription site, costing $200 per year, offering twice daily news and market analysis e-mailed midday and evening in addition to web site articles. Best for those with more than a passing interest in the market. |
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Briefing.com offers a live, ongoing commentary on the market, updated throughout each hour, that features short breaking news items, company and sector analysis, research, interviews, earnings calendars, and charts. This is a very useful site to help investors navigate through the daily market. It costs $70 per year and is well worth it. |
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Investor coaching. This is offered by a few sites on a one-to-one basis to help new traders and investors learn the basics of trading and to address some of the emotional issues that arise in trading. It allows for personal contact for those who are unable to get this kind of help in person, by telephone, or as follow-up to in-person contact. I recommend in-person contact with licensed professionals for the mental and emotional aspects of trading. |
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Be wary of those who do not have a doctoral degree in psychology and are not licensed to practice in their state. By calling themselves |
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