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Where to Buy...
SITE / ADDRESS / COMMENTS
BONDAGENT
www.bondagent.com
-- Large catalog of offerings, but bond you want may not be available
DISCOVER
www.discoverbrokerage.com
-- Real-time prices of munis and Treasuries from own inventory
E*TRADE
www.etrade.com
-- Biggest selection of all types of bonds to buy on the spot with real-time prices
U.S. TREASURY
www.publicdebt.treas.gov
-- Allows Treasury Direct account holders to buy and sell government securities
...And Get Info
BONDS ONLINE
www.bondsonline.com
-- Good basic resource with database of recent offerings
BOND MARKET ASSN.
www.investinginbonds.com
-- Excellent research tool, lists previous day's prices for 1,000 municipals
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Your Guide to Online Investing
COVER IMAGE: Our Guide to Online Investing
CHART: The Biggest Online Brokers
TABLE: Broker Scoreboards
TABLE: Online Brokers That Meet Your Needs
Gotta Do the Legwork
``A Diversity of Thought''
Testing the Waters
Commentary: Why Old-Line Firms Need New Online Tricks
TABLE: Full-Service Dream
The Right Tools for the Right Trades
Street.Cop
TABLE: Smart Investing on the Web
TABLE: Web Resources for Online Investors
Rocket Science Made Simple
TABLE: Quant for a Day
How to Seal a Great Bond Deal
TABLE: Where to Buy...And Get Info
What to Read: The Good, the Bad, and the Terrible
TABLE: Wired-Up Investing Books
Investor Beware of Web Talk
TABLE: Separating Fact from Fiction
TABLE: Cross Checkers
Smells Fishy? Tell the SEC
This EDGAR Is a Real Know-It-All
TABLE: Searching the SEC
Commentary: Analyst Calls: Let Investors Listen
TABLE: Calling All Netizens
The Barker Portfolio: A Battle Plan for Accidental Investors
Inside Wall Street: Wells Fargo Online
CHART: The Rise Trails Other Banks
Inside Wall Street: Bidding for 3COM?
CHART: Prior Takeovers Fizzled Out
Inside Wall Street: A TV-To-Net Linkup
CHART: ACTV's Rise Is Due to E-Commerce
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