INVESTING FOR DUMMIES 3E

Build an investment portfolio and watch your returns multiply
Investing can be one of the quickest ways to make money, but if you think investing is only for the super-rich, think again. Whether you want to invest in shares, property, bonds or other assets, this friendly guide enables you to make sound and sensible investment choices, whatever your budget.
So if you're looking to get a first foot on the ladder or want to add to a brimming portfolio, this updated edition provides you with the expert advice you need to make successful investments.

* Get started – take your first steps on the money trail with some investment basics
* Build your portfolio – follow expert advice on investment options
* Invest wisely – find out how to minimise the risk of investment gambles
* Look ahead – examine the markets to decide which investment will net you a fortune in the year ahead
* Broaden your horizons – start looking further afield and get the lowdown on more exotic investments

Open the book and find:

* How to square off risks with returns
* A step-by-step breakdown on how the stock market works
* Techniques for examining investment-linked insurance plans
* Advice on choosing an independent financial advisor
* Why investing in your pension is so important
* A guide to banking on bonds
* Guidance on coping with the fall-out of the financial crisis
* Ways to analyse stock-market-quoted companies

Tony Levene has been a financial journalist specialising in investment and consumer issues for the past 35 years. He was a member of the award- winning Guardian Money team for 11 years. He has worked for The Sunday Times, The Sunday Express, The Daily Express, The Sun, The Daily Star and The Sunday Mirror and has published 10 other books on investment, finance and tax.

Introduction.


Part I: Investment Basics.


Chapter 1: First Steps on the Money Trail.


Chapter 2: Checking Your Personal Life Before You Invest.


Chapter 3: Recognising What Makes an Investor Tick.


Chapter 4: Squaring Risks with Returns.


Chapter 5: Being Aware of Small Print – and of Print that Isn’t There.


Part II: Shares and Bonds.


Chapter 6: Comprehending How Stock Markets Work.


Chapter 7: Taking the Catwalk Route to Investment Success.


Chapter 8: Investing in Markets.


Chapter 9: Analysing Stock-Market-Quoted Companies.


Chapter 10: Banking on Bonds.


Chapter 11: Building Your Information Bank.


Chapter 12: Choosing a Stockbroker or Financial Adviser.


Part III: Collective Investments.


Chapter 13: Getting Into Unit Trusts.


Chapter 14: Looking at Fund Management.


Chapter 15: Pooling Funds via Investment Trusts.


Chapter 16: Taking Control of Your Pension.


Chapter 17: Hedging Your Fund Bets.


Chapter 18: Investing at Random and with the Intellectuals.


Part IV: Property and Alternatives.


Chapter 19: Investing in Bricks and Mortar.


Chapter 20: Delving into Exotic Investments.


Part V: The Part of Tens.


Chapter 21: Ten Tips for Finding a Good Adviser.


Chapter 22: Ten Helpful Hints for You.


Index.