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Reading the Financial Pages For Dummies

Michael Wilson (Author)

9780470714324, Wiley

Paperback / softback, published 23 January 2009

400 pages
23.6 x 18.9 x 2.4 cm, 0.726 kg

The British financial pages are a minefield of jargon and impenetrable terminology - they are also your key to having a true understanding of how the financial markets work, and taking full control of your investments. This plain-English guide to the financial pages demystifies the tables, charts and analysis, so you can keep on top of the latest developments in the City and have confidence that you are maximising your investment returns.

Reading the Financial Pages For Dummies includes:

The Financial Pages

  • What the Financial Pages Are
  • How the Financial Pages Work
  • How the Financial Pages Relate to the Stock Market 
  • How You Can Use the Pages to Work for You   

Using the Financial Pages to Make Basic Investments

  • Investing in Shares
  • Investing in Bonds
  • Investing in Cash Investments

Delving Deeper Into the Financial Pages

  • Sharpening Your Understanding
  • Watching Out For the Pitfalls
  • Using Charts To Monitor The Market’s Psychology

Using the Pages for More Advanced Investments

  • Going International
  • Delving into Derivatives
  • Making Money from Commodities
  • Investing in Trusts and Funds
  • Discovering More Ways to Use Managed Funds

Other Places to Go for Financial Information

  • Using the Alternatives  
  • Company Accounts

Part of Tens         

  • Ten Things to Know About a Share
  • Ten Ways to Get Your Asset Allocation Right
  • Ten Warning Signs that a Company Might be on the Ropes
  • Ten Red-Hot Clues to an Opportunity

Introduction 1

Part I: The Financial Pages 9

Chapter 1: Introducing the Financial Pages 11

Chapter 2: Looking at How the Financial Pages Work 21

Chapter 3: Relating the Financial Pages to the Stock Market 37

Chapter 4: Using the Pages to Your Advantage 61

Part II: Using The Financial Pages to Make Basic Investments 77

Chapter 5: Investing in Shares 79

Chapter 6: Investing in Bonds 107

Chapter 7: Investing in Cash Investments 129

Part III: Delving Deeper into the Financial Pages 141

Chapter 8: Sharpening Your Understanding 143

Chapter 9: Watching Out for the Pitfalls 173

Chapter 10: Monitoring the Market’s Psychology Using Charts 187

Part IV: Using the Pages for More Advanced Investments 197

Chapter 11: Going International 199

Chapter 12: Delving into Derivatives 209

Chapter 13: Making Money from Commodities 219

Chapter 14: Investing in Funds and Trusts 243

Chapter 15: Discovering Hedge Funds, Bonds, and ETFs 255

Part V: Other Places to Go for Financial Information 267

Chapter 16: Using the Alternatives 269

Chapter 17: Understanding Company Accounts 291

Part VI: The Part of Tens 307

Chapter 18: Ten Things to Know About a Share 309

Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Make Your Asset Allocation Fit 315

Chapter 20: Ten Warning Signs that a Company May Be on the Ropes 323

Chapter 21: Ten Red-Hot Clues to an Opportunity 331

Appendix: Glossary 341

Index 355

Subject Areas: Finance & accounting [KF]
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