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Evaluates web sites offering gifts for holiday shoppers, including RedEnvelope, Ashford.com and GiftCertificates.com. Features; Web addresses; Positive and negative aspects of use.

Presents the methods used by the magazine to compile a list of the best technology industry investors. Consideration of statistics based on performance and the value of various companies; Editing of the list by Carleen Hawn.

Considers the moral implications of wealth in modern society. Economic conditions in the United States as of October 9, 2000; Thoughts and reflections of wealthy people.

Focuses on Vinod Khosla, partner with the firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Biographical information; Actions taken by Khosla while the technology stocks are struggling, searching for the next round of technological innovations; Opportunities within the venture capital industry.

Offers a look at the Forbes 400 listing and at the financial standings of people in the sports industry as of October 9, 2000. Profiles on Alfred Lerner, Micky Arison, Wayne Huizenga and others; Personal background and finance; How these business leaders purchased sports teams such as the Cleveland Browns and the Miami Heat. INSET: It Takes More Than Money.

Profiles the five wealthiest people in the United States as of October 2000. Bill Gates, cofounder of Microsoft; Larry Ellison, founder of Oracle; Paul Allen, cofounder of Microsoft; Warren Buffett, founder of Berkshire Hathaway holding company; Gordon Moore, cofounder of Intel.

The article focuses on private companies. Once a company is public, it is accountable to a different kind of stakeholder. Pension and mutual fund managers try to tell them how to run their business. Public companies must listen to security analysts and then meet lofty earnings expectations every three months. Some private companies don't need or want the outside capital. Private companies don't have to play by the same rules as public ones. Private company executives don't stay awake at night worrying about a hostile takeover.

Offers information to investors on the performance of stocks. How buy recommendations from this column performed in 1999; Why Liz Claiborne stock looks cheap as of January 2000; Predictions that Compaq will miss its 1999 fourth-quarter earnings estimates; The success of Orthodontic Centers of America.

Compares the 1976 prices of expensive items with the prices of those same items in 1999. Gucci loafers; One-year tuition at Harvard University; Case of Dom Perignon champaign; Filet mignon; Others.

Offers the expectation that we will soon enter an era when everyone cheats on taxes, in part due to the complexity of the tax code in the United States. Psychological problem of a lack of respect for the law; Demoralization of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by Congress in 1998; Depletion allowances for those in the oil, clay, and sewer-pipe industries; Proliferation of so-called general deductions, and the proposal by U.S. President George W. Bush of a deduction for charitable donations.

Reviews Web sites which provide flowers and electronic cards . Blue Mountain, a card company; 1800flowers.com; AmazingMail, which allows users to send cards via United States mail; Calyx & Corolla, a flower company; Flashcards.com; Charges for the various sites; Best and worst features of each site.

The article discusses various articles published within the issue, including one by Daniel Fisher on disruptive technologies and another by Quentin Hardy on online advertising.

Offers a look at the Web site forbes.com and on the changes that have been made to its content and appearance. Goal of making the site run faster and to be easier to navigate through; Addition of a section on investing; Details on columnists, investing, companies, and notable people.

Presents information regarding 'Forbes' magazine's web site. Summary of two articles which can be found on the site, including the auctioning of John Lennon's piano; News briefs at the site; Stories covered by departments such as small businesses and personal finance.

An introduction to the journal is presented wherein the editor discusses various reports within the issue including a profile on the finance head of New Jersey-based telecommunication company Lucent Technologies, Inc. by Katarzyna Moreno, a look at what could happen to the U.S. real estate industry in terms of financing the cost of assets by Stephanie Fitch and a technology upstart in Boston, Massachusetts who is benefiting from International Business Machine's (IBM) miniature computer drive.

Reports on Susie P. Wang, the founder of Aqua Dessa, a line of skin care products that claims to be chemical-free. How Wang devised the company and tests the products; Why these products may be able to compete with companies such as Estee Lauder and L'Oreal; Outlook for the future market of the product.

Examines what female media and Internet executives believe is valuable content for women oriented networks and web sites. Issues concerning relationships and self-esteem that Carole Black, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Lifetime, finds important to women; Information for career women that Kay Koplovitz, CEO of Working Woman Network, will provide; Variety of issues that Candice Carpenter, CEO and Co-Chairperson of the Board, IVillage.Com, targets; Others.

The article presents news briefs featured in previous issues. On February 1, 1950, a university journal reported that 43% of high-salaried employees at 119 leading department and specialty stores were women. Moreover, there were women in high positions such as publicity directors, store managers and company presidents. On January 15, 1925, Chrysler automobiles has attained a sales volume no other new automobiles has achieved. On April 29, 1985, it was reported that Exxon needed a big project but has not yet found one of Prudhoe Bay's scale since 1968.

Updates news stories published in `Forbes' prior to January 10, 2000. MicroStrategy's stock price; Recommendation for government approval of Cygnus Inc.'s product called GlucoWatch; Michael Krause selling his Internet service provider, Exchange Network Services.

The article comments on the recommendations made by the column "Streetwalker," which appears regularly on the Forbes periodical, on where to invest in stocks. Most investors leaned toward value stocks, now considered a bad move. The 63 recommendations, made by Streetwalker, were off an average 7 percent. Some of the losers include Patriot American Hospitality, Inc. and Harnischfeger Industries

The article comments on the stock price of WOLFORD AG. WOLFORD AG is a small Austrian producer of high-end hosiery. The company is making a big push to enter the American stock market. However, many believe that the $11.50 shares are worth more like $6.50. The author comments that the company's classic pantyhose market is stagnating in Europe.

Reports on news and information on personal investments. Fall in stock price of Landry's Seafood Restaurants and plans to revive it; Wolford AG's overvalued share price and its big push into the United States high-end hosiery market; How well 1998 stock recommendations did.