Comprehensive and authoritative, this is the definitive guidebook to building your personal financial portfolio and investing in the financial markets with skill and confidence.

Two of the greatest myths about investment are, firstly, that financial assets and markets are hideously complicated and confusing, and secondly that you have to pay 'experts' to make far greater returns on your money than you could achieve on your own. In truth the most important things you need to know about investing are based on common sense.


Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Part 1. Investment basics
1 What is investment?
2 The rewards of investment
3 Stock markets
4 Buying and selling shares

Part 2. The investment spectrum
5 Pooled investments
6 Bonds
7 Unusual share investments
8 Options
9 Futures
10 Spread betting, contracts for difference and warrants

Part 3. Company analysis
11 Company accounts
12 Key investment ratios and measures
13 Tricks of the accounting trade
14 Analysing industries
15 The competitive position of the firm

Part 4. Managing your portfolio
16 Companies issuing shares
17 Taxation and investors
18 Mergers and takeovers
19 Investor protection
20 Measuring performance: indices and risk
21 Investment clubs

Glossary
List of useful Internet addresses
Index

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