Be Your Own Stockbroker - Softcover

Vintcent, Mr Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0273639250 ISBN 13: 9780273639251

Publisher: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall, 1999

Synopsis

Be Your Own Stockbroker provides a comprehensive review of the many and varied factors that any serious investor needs to take into account before venturing into the stock market. A useful work of reference for anyone who believes, as I do, that direct stock market investment is accessible to those of even comparatively modest wealth." - Money Marketing

Be Your Own Stockbroker shows you how to:

• Understand the stock market and the secrets of stockbroking
• Select the right portfolio for your investment needs
• Plan investments strategies for maximum growth
• Save broker charges by showing you how to manage your own investment affairs
• Manage your relationships with financial intermediaries
• Deal with and minimise income, capital gains and inheritance taxes
• Invest for less and maximise your earnings

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Review

In Be Your Own Stockbroker, stockbroker Charles Vintcent gives away the secrets of stockbroking. Work that one out. The truth is that there aren't really any secrets, just acquired knowledge about how things work. In clear, no-nonsense prose, Vintcent details all the facts necessary for dealing with sophistication in the market place. No longer will you fret over when to get your cheque in, or worry about when you should receive money from a transaction. Be Your Own Stockbroker provides a good context to the issues that arise as you ponder an investment. It will help the average reader answer all those questions most people harbour but were afraid to ask. Opening with a mechanical outline of such issues as dealing, payments and settlement, Vintcent adds layer upon layer, including a section on how shares move, before stepping into the world of derivatives. He explains in detail how futures work, warning: "Do not let anyone persuade you that you can run your own portfolio of financial futures with a few telephone calls when it is convenient to you to make them." He then proceeds to the heart of the matter: how to select shares, based on readily available information and what key signposts to be on the lookout for. By the last page, we've been lead through using charts, how recent market moves inform investment decisions and how to sharpen your investment tactics. If you want to cut out the middle man, you'd better get your skates on. --Bruce McWilliams

Edition details

• Publisher: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0273639250
• ISBN 13: 9780273639251
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 352