1. Book Synopsis & Info

2. Author Bio

3. Online Contest to win $2,000

4. Google Book Search

5. Cover Art 

6. Socially Responsible book

7. Reviews, Press, & Media

Contact Author...

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1. Book Synopsis & Information:

.The Young Investor: The North American Guide to Investing Online was written with three clear objectives in mind:

1. Present the subject of investing in plain English using only very simple terms so that anyone with at least a high-school level
   reading capability can understand it;
   
   
2. Offer the reader only the very best investment-related tools and resources on investing that are currently on the Internet so that
   they can learn to manage investments on their own; and
   
   
3. Be a single investment resource that is both useful and appealing to both Canadians and Americans.

To get more insight about why I have decided to write this book and what I felt should be included in it, please feel free to read the Preface
by clicking on the link that follows.

Brief Contents:

1 – Why Invest?
2 – A Global Market
3 – Investment Types
4 – General Investing Guidelines & Tips
5 – Avoid Mutual Funds…Embrace Exchange-Traded Funds
6 – Anatomy of a Stock
7 – Do it Yourself! Online Investing
8 – Alternative Investment Strategies
9 – The Offshore Advantage
Appendix A – Investment Resources
Appendix B – Investment Glossary

2. Author Bio:

Dan Fournier, a dual citizen of Canada and the United States, has been working in the education sector
for over twenty years – nine of them as a Business Instructor at Champlain College in Sherbrooke, Quebec.
He holds a college degree in Computer Information Systems and a Bachelor of Business Administration
degree from Bishop’s University.

On a more personal level, Dan enjoys learning about different cultures, snorkeling in the crystal blue waters
of the Caribbean, and traveling around the world, having visited over twenty countries. He has also been
known to be a formidable opponent in the odd Texas Hold’em tournament. .  As an eternal student, Dan
speaks three languages and is currently learning Mandarin, as he is currently teaching in Shenzhen, China.

3. Online CONTEST to Win $2000:

A contest was launched on February 15, 2008 and offers eligible participants the possibility of winning $2,000 in cash in
order to start an Investment Portfolio. The contest was open to legal residents of both Canada (including Quebec!) and the
United States who are at least 18 years old. The deadline for entry was December 30, 2008 and a random draw to determine
the lucky winner took place on new year's eve (December 31, 2008). The lucky winner was Ms. Sarah Reimer from Ontario, Canada.

The contest was registered with Quebec's gaming commission (RACJ).

4. Google Book Search:

In addition to the preview material listed above, users can browse and search for specific content (by keyword
search) of The Young Investor through Google's Book Search Program. This offers users the possibility of viewing up to 20% of the
book's content free of charge. This includes material other than the sample chapter, glossary, and sneak peaks included in this website.

The idea is simple: to give the user a taste of what's inside the book and to see whether it matches what s/he is looking for. Thus before
buying a book, a user can see if the content and style are appealing enough to make a purchase for the real thing. Given the virtual
nature of shopping for books online, this gives the user an innovative means by which to peruse a book as one would in a real bookstore.
Users can also write reviews of the book on Google's Book Search website.

URL: http://books.google.com/books?isbn=1425152120

5. Cover Art:

The cover art was a collaboration between myself and Stephanie Carter from ImageZoo. Due to Stephanie's great talent,
I was able to use the illustration she created into the design of the cover. Please feel free to use the following covers in
your press or media coverage. The front and back covers for the print edition are 6 inches wide by 9 inches tall. Please
contact the author should you require a larger-sized image.

Book's Front Cover:

363 by 540 pixels, 300 ppi

272 by 405 pixels, 300 ppi

182 by 270 pixels, 300 ppi

109 by 62 pixels, 300 ppi

Book's Back Cover:

367 by 540 pixels, 300 ppi

All cover images are © Dan Fournier, artwork by Stephanie Carter.

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6. Socially Responsible book:

The Young Investor: The most socially respsonsibe investment book out there!

As a Business Instructor, I believe that any business undertaking should be acccompanied by sound practices that take into account the
interests of all stakeholders. These stakeholders not only include customers, but also the community as a whole as well as the
natural environment in which we live. Consequently, I have commited myself to making sure that I can do everything possible to please my
stakeholders and do my part to make our world a better place. Here how I intend to hold that promise:

1. - Responsibility towards my CUSTOMERS:

• Commitment to Quality and Service

  - Choice for the consumer... I have decided to give the consumer the choice to purchase either a print or eBook edition of the book.
      If the user, wants to purchase the eBook edition, I am not restricting the ability of the reader to print it. I could have done this, but I felt
      that  if the reader wants to print part or all of the book for easier reading, then they should be able to do so.

  - Quality Links... I am providing the reader with close to five hundred links to the very best investment-related tools and resources that are
      currently available on the Internet. I have spent a significant amount of time carefully selecting only those sites that can provide the reader with
      the information and tools required to make him or her a very knowledgeable and skillful investor. Given the nature of the Internet, it is possible
      that links found in the book can become out-of-date. Therefore, I have decided to create a section for this website entitled "Updates" (see the
      menu bar at the top of this page) in which I will post updates to links found in the book. So users will always be able to access the resources
      they need.

  - Accurate and unbiased information... In developing the content for my book, I have taken, to the best of my ability, every measure
      possible to ensure that the information, facts, and explanations presented in this book are valid, accurate, and reliable.
  
      As an educator and author, I value the principle that one who provides information to the public has the responsibility to do so in an unbiased
      and independent manner; only then can the information provider maintain a respectable level of integrity and obtain the trust and respect of an
      audience. With the exception of having personal bank and brokerage accounts with a few of the parties listed in the book, I assure the reader that,
      at the time this book was first published, I had no business, professional, marketing, or investment relationships with any other parties
      (i.e., companies, banks, brokerages, associations, organizations, or media) mentioned in the book. If I develop any relationships with parties
      mentioned in this book after its initial publication date, I will readily disclose them here.

• Respect for Privacy

  In no way shall I share, rent, or sell personal information I obtain about my customers to other parties without their written permission. I feel that
  we all receive more SPAM than we ever want. Hence, this will be an ongoing priority for me.
  

2. - Responsibility towards the ENVIRONMENT:

• Let's save some trees...

When choosing a publisher for this book, one of my criteria was to choose one that provided Print-On-Demand (POD) services. POD is
environmentally-friendly in that only once an order is placed to buy a book, is it printed. This presents a new and more responsible way to
publish books than the traditional model. With the traditional publishing model, hundreds (if not thousands) of copies of a particular book are
printed before they are ever sold. The problem is, however, that if they are never sold then they are bound to be thrown out. And this represents
a significant amount of waste and damage to our natural environment. The print edition of the book is also printed on partially-recycled paper.
Furthermore, my publisher, Trafford Publishing, is committed to making choices that are environmentally and socially sound (see
http://www.trafford.com/responsiblepublishing.html for more information).

Having an eBook version of my book also helps the environment in that users can decide to read its contents on their computers (instead of a
on a printed copy).

 

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7. Reviews, Press, & Media:

"I...found that the author writes well and gives solid advice." - CanadianCapitalist.com

More reviews will come soon.

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Contact Author

To obtain more information about the book or anything else, please feel free to contact me by e-mail via the link below and I
will get back to you within a day.