Financial Times Guide to Using the Financial Pages (Financial Times Series) - Softcover

Vaitilingam, Mr Romesh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 027365263X ISBN 13: 9780273652632

Publisher: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall, 2001

Synopsis

 

The Financial Times Guide to Using the Financial Pages

 

A simple, common sense guide to finding, reading, understanding and acting on financial information.

 

 

"The definitions and insight this book provides will remain of lasting value to readers." 

 

- Financial Times

 

"A comprehensive guidebook to interpreting the markets and investments through the financial media." 

 

- Money Week

 

"An invaluable and straightforward guide." 

 

- Business Age

 

"A good buy for anyone interested in the subject." 

 

- The Independent

 

"A valuable reference tool for anyone, professional as well as private investor."

 

- Resident Abroad

 

The critically acclaimed  FT Guide to Using the Financial Pages is the most accessible and comprehensive guide to the world of financial information.

 

There is no need to be baffled any longer by intimidating columns of numbers, technical terminology or the complexities of financial markets.  This best-selling guide explains where and when to find what you want and how to make the best use of the comprehensive range of financial and economic statistics available. Now in its fourth edition, it is even more authoritative and invaluable than ever before.

 

 This fully revised and updated guide is an essential reference for anyone who wants to read and really understand the financial pages.  It explains where and when to find the critical information, and how to make the best use of the full range of financial and economic data available, within the pink pages or at the click of a button.

 

About this title

From the Back Cover

The Financial Times Guide to Using the Financial Pages

 

A clear, common-sense guide to finding, reading, understanding and acting on financial information.   

 

 

"The definitions and insight this book provides will remain of lasting value to readers." 

- Financial Times

 

"An invaluable and straightforward guide." 

- Business Age

 

"A good buy for anyone interested in the subject." 

- The Independent

 

"A valuable reference tool for anyone, professional as well as private investor."

- Resident Abroad

 

The critically acclaimed  Financial Times Guide to Using the Financial Pages is the most accessible and comprehensive guide to the world of financial information.

 

There is no need to be baffled any longer by intimidating columns of numbers, technical terminology or the complexities of financial markets.  This best-selling guide explains where and when to find what you want and how to make the best use of the comprehensive range of financial and economic statistics available. Now in its fifth edition, it is even more authoritative and invaluable than ever before.

 

This fully revised and updated guide is an essential companion for anyone who wants to read and really understand the financial pages.  It explains where and when to find the critical information, and how to make the best use of the full range of financial and economic data available, within the pink pages or at the click of a button.

About the Author

Romesh Vaitilingam is a media consultant and writer. He is the author of numerous articles and several successful titles in finance, economics and public policy, including The Ultimate Investor: The People and Ideas that Make Modern Investment (with Dean LeBaron) and The Financial Times Guide to Using Economics and Economic Indicators. As a specialist in translating economic and financial concepts into everyday language, Romesh has advised a number of top management consultancies and investment managers, as well as various UK government agencies. His work also involves media consultancy for the international economic research community, notably advising the Royal Economic Society and the Centre for Economic Policy Research on the management and development of their public profile.

Edition details

• Publisher: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 027365263X
• ISBN 13: 9780273652632
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 352