Want to Buy Facebook? What You Need to Know About IPOs - Facebook's much-anticipated IPO --which stands for initial public offering-- is a market event destined for the history books. Investor interest is at fever pitch, drawing attention from major Wall Street institutions, to individual investors on Main Street, and even people who may have never bought a stock before. And so for that reason alone, that [...

How can I get a piece of the Facebook action? - The frenzy around the social-networking giant's upcoming IPO has made lots of people wonder whether owning a piece of Facebook might be a good investment for them. But how do you get in?

Facebook's IPO . . . Like? - Come April or May (ish?) Facebook plans to join the ranks of IPOs, probably aiming to be more like and less like Pets.com. Though who knows? Before you like Facebook's IPO, ask what's your time horizon for holding the stock. The history of IPOs and subsequent stock returns is very mixed. If you're the in-and-out ...

How to play it: Facebook readies its IPO - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Depending on who you ask, Facebook is either the best company to go public since Google or the hallmark of another tech bubble. But no matter the ultimate fate of the broad-reaching social network, it's clear that investors will be scrambling to pick up shares when they get the chance. Facebook filed for a $5 billion initial public offering on Wednesday. If all goes smoothly ...

3 reasons you can't buy IPO shares - If the goal of investing is to buy low and sell high, then getting in on an initial public offering -- more commonly called an IPO -- must be the ticket to riches. Buy a hot new stock at a discount and ...

When Should You Buy Facebook? - Comments from Tim Keating of Keating Capital added to this update BOSTON (TheStreet) -- Let's be honest: For all the hype surrounding the Facebook IPO, chances are you and nobody you know is going to be able to get shares in the offering. The sad truth about hot IPOs is that retail investors rarely get a chance to get in on the offering. With Facebook's initial public offering set to raise only ...

Facebook Files For Initial Public Stock Offering, Seeks to Raise $5 Billion - NEW YORK -- At long last, the Holy Grail of Internet IPOs is here. Facebook filed Wednesday to raise $5 billion in an initial public offering.

'Like' Facebook stock? Experts weigh in on IPO - Facebook's much-hyped initial public offering promises to be an exciting spectacle when the social media giant goes public this spring. But should you update your status to "shareholder"?

How to get a piece of the Facebook $100 billion - IT takes five minutes to set up a Facebook account, but if you think it's easy making it part of your share portfolio think again.

Why IPOs Are a Lousy Bet - It's all about rarity of shares.