Description
Reading the Financial Pages For Dummies
Author: Wilson Michael
Language: EnglishSubject for Reading the Financial Pages For Dummies:
Keywords
pages; financial; snapshot; city; movement; everything; stocks; shares; markets; guide; performance; jargonfree; information; daytoday; best; opportunities; potential; investment; monitor; choices; book; top
400 p. · 18.9x23.6 cm · Paperback
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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
Michael Wilson is a widely-respected investment journalist and author with more than 25 years' experience in the field of personal finance and professional financial services. He has written widely on numerous business and investment topics and has worked for professional clients including Nasdaq Europe and Goldman Sachs.