Essential Finance: Investing Basics by Adam Shaw
Learn how to set investment goals, develop strategies and select the most appropriate investments with this new guide from the Essential Finance series.
Essential Finance: Investing Basics
Summary
Learn how to set investment goals, develop strategies and select the most appropriate investments with this guide from the Essential Finance series.
Essential Finance: Investing Basics Summary
About Adam Shaw
Adam Shaw is presenter of BBC2's Working Lunch, a financial journalist and frequent guest speaker on Radio 2. He resides in North London.
Marc Robinson is a financial consultant and author of The Wall Street Journal Guide to Understanding Money and Markets. He lives in the United States.
Table of Contents
Controlling your money: deciding what to do; using basic principles; preparing yourself for wealth. Working with strategies: taking the basic steps; using the three main strategies; growing money in the two simplest ways; finding a match for your money. Choosing investments: using cash equivalents; lending money - bonds; investing in bonds; owning businesses - buying shares; understanding shares; using investment funds; providing for retirement. Exploring financial risk: understanding risk; dealing with shortfalls; understanding inflation; handling market risk; understanding interest rate risk; assessing credit risk. Finding ways to manage risk: working with time; fine-tuning control; diversifying your portfolio; understanding pound cost averaging; rebalancing assets. Understanding performance: assessing what you earn; calculating costs; comparing performance; studying the effects of taxes. Starting out with confidence: recruiting helpers; protecting yourself; reading a statement.
Additional information
GOR001852646
9780751337259
0751337250
Essential Finance: Investing Basics by Adam Shaw
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Dorling Kindersley Ltd
2003-03-06
72
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