Many mutual fund companies and public companies have sites on the Web, and Securities and Exchange Commission filings are available for many companies. Gerlach, the Web publisher, says investors shouldn't be intimidated by the online world. You're going into the unknown, and there are all sorts of things out there, good and bad. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. But there are lots of sites and people who are very helpful.
Information is what it's all about.
Chelekis, a former New York City publicist, has a habit of hitting hot buttons. He did it earlier this year with his Hot Stocks Review home page, which has emerged as the most prominent investment advisory service on the Internet. He is now an overnight stock analyst, who vows to become an expert. His training in the field consists of a minor in economics in college and a career as an award-winning journalist. Indeed, he won a 1993 award from the Florida Magazine Association for a column in Business magazine, which he coauthored with three others.