Synopsis
This updated guide gives advice on navigating the maze of financial sites on the Internet to help you find reliable information and investment packages that are geared to your needs. It responds to the changing face of the Web by including the most recent money-related websites and also gives the reader access to the Good Web Guide website for the latest news and links. Register your purchase on the publisher's website to receive free updates and new reviews.
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Review
There's something a little trainspotterish about Web guides. A bit sad, but fascinating too, like studying maps of places you'll never visit or buying a listings magazine and spending the weekend on the sofa reading it. On this evidence, the Good Web Guide series looks like becoming the Orient Express of Web navigation. In stark contrast to the pedestrian cataloguing of many Internet encyclopedia, The Good Web Guide to Money actually boasts sensible selection criteria, a detailed rating system and a strong editorial voice. In narrowing down the thousands of financial Web destinations to 100-odd of the best by category, David Emery has imposed helpful search parameters, assessing only sites which specialise in personal finance, relate to a UK audience, are free (wherever possible) and come independent of the big institutions (except of course in the online banking sector). Over nine chapters, the guide covers financial directories--the starting point for any money search--financial information, education and advice, online banking and share dealing, homebuying, insurance and auctions. Each (apart from Chapter 4 which barely qualifies as a chapter at all, more a transition from financial information to online transactions) lists the key sites available, outlines the information and facilities offered and describes site architecture and navigation. An at-a-glance star rating system completes an entertaining and informative pen-portrait. The book is accompanied by a CD providing free Internet access and browser through which information updates should be readily available--essential for any guide hoping to stay current beyond its first print run. For anyone considering joining the growing trend towards handling financial affairs online, David Emery's personality packed Good Web Guide to Money will be a godsend. --Iain Campbell
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