Now, the Superhighway leads to mutual funds: transactions, detailed information and maps are available on line
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The Internet offers customers several ways to access mutual fund information, but services have yet to reach a standardized level. Information can be gathered through the major Internet service providers, but the financial services companies place different levels of information and allow differing levels of access on the various services. The World Wide Web (WWW) hosts companies' home pages, which provide company and mutual fund information. Galt Industries' site, called NETworth, carries information from the mutual fund rating service Morningstar as well as information on 63 fund families. From the NETworth page, users may jump directly to the information center of the fund company. NETworth offers good searching capabilities, with support for searching on a specified word and ranking by as many as 20 variables. Buying and selling on line is not yet widespread because of concerns over security.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1995
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Health on line: doctor is in, and his disk is full
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The Internet holds a plethora of medical information and can provide valuable information from a variety of Web sites, some of which are designed to disseminate information and others that seek to turn a profit. Consumers are increasingly taking responsibility for their health care, and the sites allow users to access very detailed information that is specifically related to their individual needs. In addition to medical information, Web sites such as MedAccess provide evaluations of health care professionals and hospitals, HMOs and PPOs. MedAccess earns money by asking the providers to pay for expanded descriptions. Other Web sites use a publishing model in which advertisers pay to reach the site's visitors. However, it can be hard to find advertisers. Some sites make money by offering products for sale from third parties, with the site then taking a cut of each transaction.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1996
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Finding a paycheck on line
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The market for on-line job postings is growing as more job seekers and employers turn to on-line services and as more types of positions are advertised on-line. In the past, positions advertised on-line tended to be primarily technical in nature, and the job service E-span, available on most on-line services, still posts 50% of its positions for technical positions. The remainder of the jobs, however, are in a variety of fields. The on-line offerings include databases where job seekers may post resumes, bulletin boards and World Wide Web newsgroups. A few companies are creating in-house employment databases, and plans are being made for on-line interviewing by the end of 1996. Job seekers using on-line sources achieve broad visibility and give the impression that they have solid technology skills. Employers using on-line services can find qualified personnel quickly.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1996
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