The Financial Times Guide to Investing: The definitive companion to investment and the financial markets (2nd Edition) (Financial Times Guides) - Softcover

Arnold, Glen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 027372374X ISBN 13: 9780273723745

Publisher: Pearson Education Canada, 2009

Synopsis

A thoroughly revised updating of one of the top 20 finance books in the UK market: a guide which will introduce you to the practical art of investing and show you how to invest more successfully.

·         More on online trading and online information sources – how to trade online;  how to look up information on sources such as FT.com  and reuters.co.uk; how companies keep in touch with shareholders electronically and what to do with this information

 

·         Thorough updating throughout of examples, financial information and newspaper cuttings

 

·         Detailed updating of rates and legislation such as tax rates, changes in cash/share ISAs, changes to capital gains tax and the effects on share holdings of the revision of  inheritance tax rates

 

·         Glen is also undertaking a thorough analysis of the competition (see later) and will ensure that this new edition incorporates challenges raised by these books

About this title

From the Back Cover

'The most damaging half truth for savers is “performance matters more than expenses”. Read this book carefully and the financial services industry will have one fewer easy victim, but you will have a sound base for a lifetime of successful investment.'

Martin White, Chair of UK Shareholders Association

This is one of those great big books to buy and then tuck away for constant reference. It's a tour through everything from managing a portfolio to establishing a fair intrinsic value for a share. If it moves in the world of investing, its probably here.'

David Stevenson, 'Adventurous Investor' in the Finanical Times

‘Informative and easy to read, Glen Arnold has produced arguably the most comprehensive book there is today on stock market investing and one that unquestionably will give an edge to any retail investor. This is a must read for anyone serious about investing.'  

Simon Thompson, Companies Editor, Investors Chronicle

The Financial Times Guide to Investing is the definitive introduction to the art of successful stock market investing. Beginning with the very basics of why companies need investors and explaining what investors do, Glen Arnold takes you through the practicalities of buying and selling shares. He describes different types of investment vehicles and advises you on how you can be successful at picking companies, understanding their accounts, managing a sophisticated portfolio, measuring performance and risk and setting up an investment club. 

The second edition of this bestselling introduction to investing explains how the financial markets operate, shows you what you need to know to be successful and encourages you to follow and act on your own judgements.  Thoroughly updated to help you invest with skill and confidence, new sections include:

• Online investing, website information and tools including screenshots and virtual portfolios as well as computerised counterparty trading
• Detailed updating of tax rates and legislation, increases in ISA allowances and revisions to capital gains tax
• A jargon-busting glossary to help you understand words, phrases and investing concepts
• Recent Financial Times articles and tables which illustrate and expand on case studies and examples
• Up-to-date statistics on the returns you can expect on shares and bonds

About the Author

Glen Arnold is a businessman, investor and a professor of finance at Salford University. He’s the author of numerous finance and investing books including Corporate Financial Management, The Handbook of Corporate Finance and The Financial Times Guide to Value Investing , all published by Financial Times-Prentice Hall.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson Education Canada
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 027372374X
• ISBN 13: 9780273723745
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 608