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Book SynopsisREVISED AND UPDATED 3RD EDITION OF THE NO. 1 BOOK ABOUT THE STOCK MARKET
For the past ten years, Shares Made Simple has been the top choice of readers who want to know more about the stock market. Now in a fully revised and updated third edition, the book continues to tear away the mystique and jargon that surrounds the stock market.
Written by highly respected financial journalist Rodney Hobson, it takes you step by step through the most basic concepts of stock market investing, carefully explaining issues such as:
- what shares are and how they are bought and sold
- why share prices go up and down
- why some companies'' shares look cheap while others appear to be expensive
- the hidden traps for the unwary.
This fully revised and updated third edition of this bestselling book sets out to create a level playing field between the stock market professionals and the small investor. No one needs to suffer pitiful bank interest rates when there is real money to be made in sharing the nation''s wealth.
Tens of thousands of investors have already benefited from Rodney''s clear explanation of the stock market - now you can too.
Table of ContentsPart One: Shares 1. What Are Shares? 2. How Shares Are Created 3. Whose Company is It? 4. What's in it for Me? 5. Is My Investment Safe? Part Two: The Stock Market 6. The Marketplace 7. Full Listings and AIM 8. How Shares are Traded 9. Stock Market Indices Part Three: Companies 10. Company Focus 11. Income Statement (Profit and Loss) 12. Balance Sheet 13. Potential Nasties Part Four: Investing 14. Starting Out 15. Stockbrokers 16. Fundamental Data 17. Charting 18. Tips 19. Jargon Busting 20. Rights Issues and Placings Part Five: Takeovers 21. Mergers and Acquisitions 22. Before a Bid 23. A Bid is Launched 25. Management Buyouts Useful Websites
