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COPYRIGHT 2004 FDCH e-media
Original Source: THE FLIPSIDE
GERRI WILLIS, CNNfn ANCHOR, THE FLIPSIDE: Want to make money off of Google`s $2.7 billion initial public offering? Well, join the masses.
The hype surrounding Google`s offering is growing, especially with the release of its prospectus yesterday. Hey, there is even a website: www.Google/IPO.com. It`s dedicated to follow the latest developments.
But what do you need to know if you want to invest in Google, or any other IPO for that matter? Here are today`s "5 Tips."
Number one, this isn`t your mother`s IPO. When you are looking at the Google IPO, it`s structured differently, brand new situation here. Google is trying to level the playing field.
If you remember at the end, right before the dotcom bust, what happened is that IPOs went out and the insiders, friends and families benefited. But boy, I`m telling you, individual investors did not. They were often left holding the bag. They got taken to the cleaners. IPOs were a horrible place for individual investors to invest.
But Google is trying to do it a little bit differently. They`re going to allow you...
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