How the Stock Market Works: A Beginner's Guide to Investment (Daily Telegraph) - Softcover

Becket, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0749480556 ISBN 13: 9780749480554

Publisher: Kogan Page, 2017

Synopsis

So just how does the investment industry really work?

Now more than ever, people are being affected by the fluctuations in the global economy and by financial uncertainty - with major impacts on their savings, portfolios and pensions. It takes not just savvy but real information to maintain financial security and saveguard one's future. Consequently, it is now more important than ever to understand how the markets work and what choices are available.

Fully updated for this sixth edition, How the Stock Market Works tells investors what is being traded and how, who does what with whom, and how to evaluate a particular share or bond in light of rival claims from critics and admirers. From the practical consequences of being a shareholder to a basic coverage of the taxation regime, this book provides a wealth of information on individual product types as well as the key players themselves.

It may not take a genius to make a fortune, but anyone considering investing in the stock market will need care, common sense, lots of luck - and the expect advice of How the Stock Market Works.

About this title

Review:

"This book cuts through the institutions' mystique with basic information for the amateur... covers all the important issues and takes a sceptical swipe at the pretentious jargon employed by the so-called experts" (Industry) --(Industry)

Book Description:

Answers the crucial questions all investors must ask: how reliable is the information available; what companies will suit you; how much money does it take and how much will it cost to get into the stock market; when exactly is the right moment to invest and in what

Contains a wealth of information on individual product types (gilts, stocks, shares, bonds, alternative investments and derivatives), as well as analysis of the key stock market players themselves

Is written by one of the UK's top financial journalists and is endorsed by The Daily Telegraph

New to this edition: full updates in light of changes and fluctuations from 2017 onwards and subsequent to the UK's EU membership referendum

About this edition

• Publisher: Kogan Page
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0749480556
• ISBN 13: 9780749480554
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 176