Becket How the Stock Market Works

A Beginner's Guide to Investment
8. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-3986-1849-7
Verlag: Kogan Page
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Web PDF

Taking control of your money starts with understanding how investing really works.

How the Stock Market Works is your no-nonsense guide to understanding how the UK's financial markets operate and how to use them to your advantage.

Now in its fully updated eighth edition, this bestselling book by Michael Beckett simplifies everything from shares and bonds to gilts, derivatives and ethical investing. Whether you're building a portfolio, planning for retirement or simply want to take control of your money, it cuts through the jargon and gives you the tools to get started with confidence.

With practical advice and real-world context, including insights into post-Brexit markets, global trends and the impact of inflation and interest rates, this is the essential handbook for anyone looking to take charge of their financial future.

Themes include: personal investing, UK financial markets, stock market basics, post-Brexit economy, ethical investing and retirement planning.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Becket, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen Anlagen & Wertpapiere
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaft: Sachbuch, Ratgeber

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Section - 01: What and why are shares?; Section - 02: How to pick a share; Section - 03: Pooled investments; Section - 04: What are bonds and gilts?; Section - 05: The complicated world of derivatives; Section - 06: Tricks of the professionals; Section - 07: Where to find advice and information; Section - 08: What does it take to deal in shares?; Section - 09: How to trade in shares; Section - 10: When to deal in shares; Section - 11: Consequences of being a shareholder; Section - 12: Tax.

Über Autor(innen)

Becket, Michael
Michael Becket is an experienced financial journalist. He was previously the City news editor and small business editor of The Daily Telegraph and has written for numerous publications including The Spectator, Accountancy Age and Money. He has lectured at the University of Manchester, Cranfield University and City, University of London. He is the author of multiple books.