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To: Josef Svejk who wrote (383)	4/23/1998 1:17:00 AM
From: Jeffrey S. Mitchell	Respond to of 1327

SI mentioned in current issue of PC World: "The Complete Guide to Investing With Your PC" <snip> One danger of discussion boards, warns veteran online trader Jim DePorre, is that one investor's exuberance can tip the scales for others looking at the same stock--often inappropriately. "The stock boards on America Online and The Silicon Investor site provide good sources for information about individual stocks," DePorre says. "But often they serve as a means for people to reassure themselves about a stock they're already committed to, and they end up being cheerleaders rather than sources of objective information." But if you've armed yourself with even a fraction of the information the Internet has to offer, you're less likely to be swayed by the hype that sometimes appears in online discussion areas. DON'T MISS OUT. Arming yourself with the right information is the key to online investing. You won't necessarily become rich, but DePorre is adamant that every investor should be online. "The Internet levels the playing field and allows you to know as much as the professionals. It is empowering to have all the information and tools at your disposal," he says. "If you want to control your own investing future, you have to be on the Net." <snip> Full story: pcworld.com - Jeff