Something New!

We've added three new Web sites of interest to our "Links" listing. First item is, AMATEUR INVEST, where you can access free quotes via the Internet in near real-time. Quotes are available from many countries, including: the U.S., Germany, UK, Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Italy, Spain, Holland, Sweden, Norway and New Zealand. The program updates the value of your portfolio and all your stocks in multiple currencies. Graphs, charts, reports and alarms are also available. The newest version allows for short selling and more. Amateur Invest is free to try; and costs $49.99 to register.

Next new Web site of interest is Google Finance. This is a good source for basic financial analysis and portfolio management. The homepage is uncluttered and easy to read, and provides links to the day's top news stories, a market summary graph, a stock sector summary, the day's top stock gainers and losers, and links to financial-related video content. For more in-depth financial data, Google Finance provides links to other financial Web sites like Reuters, Market Watch, and Yahoo! Finance. This site is free.

A third new addition is StartupJournal, published by the Wall Street Journal, and it supplements the small business news on Market Watch with exclusive insight and features from both the Journal and StartupJournal. There is a variety of news, advice and features you'll find on the site including advice on franchise opportunities, as well as profiles of some intriguing people and how they're abandoning recent retirement and beginning a new life as entrepreneurs.

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