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Non-Tech : Dorsey Wright & Associates. Point and Figure -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ms. X who wrote (2789)	12/10/1999 1:41:00 PM
From: Ms. X	Respond to of 9427

Continuing on with DWA Individual subscription. Some of the things I've been listing are also part of the professional service. It just occurred to me I should have tagged those that are a part of both but, I didn't. This feature is part of both, it is a free site and though it has the word "Brokers" in the title individuals may find information that is helpful. Thriving as a Broker Tom's newest book inspired this site to help investors, brokers, gain some wisdom in succeeding in this information age. With all the web information and online brokers there is a lot of competition out there to contend with. Individuals that have read his new book did glean some great information from its pages, information that is geared towards the mentality of investing not just the mechanics. If you haven't read the book it is available at all of the major bookstores etc. "Thriving as a Broker in the 21st Century" by Tom Dorsey. Here are the contents/chapters of the book. Chapter 1. My Own Perspective 1 Chapter 2. The Art of Prospecting 11 Laurence C. Pettit III, Scott & Stringfellow, Inc. Neil Wolfe, Prudential Securities, Inc. Chapter 3. Relationship Building 28 James H. DeMent, Jr., Davenport & Company LLC. Chapter 4. Bringing Vane To Your Business 44 Dennis Nelson - Piper Jaffray Chris Guttilla - Everen Securities Chapter 5. Establishing Your Niche 86 R. Scott Bowers, PaineWebber, Inc. Sam Lee - Smith Barney Chapter 6. Starting Your Own Firm 104 Robert Cluck, The Aspen Equity Group Tim Daily, The Weston Group Chapter 7. Building Partnership 123 Ed Rosenberg, David Rosenberg, and Dick Angelotti, PaineWebber Nikki Chicotel and Sheila Burke, First Security Van Kasper Chapter 8. Using Technical Analysis 150 Craig Weiner - PaineWebber James A. Parrish, Jr., - Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. Chapter 9. The Best of The Best 172 Bob Woodall, Daine Rauscher Pierce Epilogue. Technology and the Internet 194 Resources: Web Sites for Brokers 198 The Basics of Point & Figure Charting 214 By the way, if you buy any one of Tom's books you get the following for free (must be purchased through DWA or Traders Library. The bookstore link is located at the top of the Main Page or on the DWA home page.) Conservative Investor's Guide to Trading Options, revised Safe and profitable options strategies for conservative investors. The most widely read book for conservative investors using options is now revised and updated, with a new introduction by options guru Larry McMillan. Concise and readable, this new work explores numerous safe, low risk options strategies and ways to use options as a hedging tool. Simple Asset Allocation Strategies: Easy Steps for Winning Portfolios This new booklet from the internationally recognized authority Roger Gibson focuses on two crucial factors for evaluating the asset allocation mix - assessing the time horizon and a method for determining the broad portfolio balance within a specified time horizon. A great refresher course and useful checklist for practicing professionals. OK, next post is the actual Thriving Brokers site... So much info to go!