Investors hungry for even more information on their favourite stocks or sectors have a wide variety of choice on the Internet. Sites providing general information like stock quotes, news items, company profiles and initial public offering listings include www.hoovers.com and www.bloomberg.com.

Irish investors should seek out the very thorough and timely www.sharewatch.com. For a British focus, www.moneyworld.co.uk and www.uk-invest.com both have personal finance and investment information.

If it's IT sectors you want, technology enthusiasts may enjoy www.internetstocks.com while small and microcap stocks aficionados should tap into www.stockgroup.com.