Classes-To-Go! 4A Feeds for Speed Pat Donnelly Director, BIVA Board

BETTERINVESTING NATIONAL CONVENTION 2 Disclaimer The information in this presentation is for educational purposes only and is not intended to be a recommendation to purchase or sell any of the stocks, mutual funds, or other securities that may be referenced.

BETTERINVESTING NATIONAL CONVENTION 3 3 Feeds for Speed: Using a RSS Feed to Follow Your Stocks

BETTERINVESTING NATIONAL CONVENTION 4 Feeds for Speed Why Use RSS? –It saves time –It provides organization –You can get information that you want, when you want it –It can significantly reduce the number of messages you receive 4

BETTERINVESTING NATIONAL CONVENTION 5 Feeds for Speed What’s RSS? –Really Simple Syndication –A technology that is used to publish frequently updated works such as blogs, news, or other types of headlines –It requires a “reader” to display the information 5

BETTERINVESTING NATIONAL CONVENTION 6 Feeds for Speed When Can RSS Be Used? –Do you recognize these indicators?

BETTERINVESTING NATIONAL CONVENTION 7 Feeds for Speed RSS Reader / Aggregator Browser Feed 7 Web Based Desktop Based Push Technology Pull Technology Terms You Should Know:

BETTERINVESTING NATIONAL CONVENTION 8 Feeds for Speed 8 When Can You Use RSS? –When you have a capable reader or browser –A website that provides a feed

BETTERINVESTING NATIONAL CONVENTION 9 Feeds for Speed 9 How Do You Use RSS? –Configure a reader or browser Internet Explorer (IE) Chrome Firefox Google Reader Yahoo AOL

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BETTERINVESTING NATIONAL CONVENTION 11 Feeds for Speed 11 What do we see?

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BETTERINVESTING NATIONAL CONVENTION 14 Feeds for Speed 14 If you were importing feeds from one reader to another, this is an example of what options you might see.

BETTERINVESTING NATIONAL CONVENTION 15 Feeds for Speed 15 A view of Internet Explorer after the IMPORT is completed. Notice all of the links are in BOLD. This means there are items you haven’t read yet.

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BETTERINVESTING NATIONAL CONVENTION 17 Feeds for Speed 17 This is what you will see if you had clicked on the RSS icon on the upper right hand One click to subscribe in your browser

BETTERINVESTING NATIONAL CONVENTION 18 Feeds for Speed 18 Example RSS Feeds Yahoo – MSN Money Central - Reuters – How To Find Feeds On Your Own

BETTERINVESTING NATIONAL CONVENTION 19 Questions?