Roger Kinsky, author and educator, has written this book for newcomers to the share market, or old hands who need a "refresher course" in these challenging investment times. The book consists of 24 short, sharp chapters which address clearly and concisely the areas which investors need to know in order to make sound investment decisions.
Areas covered include:
- Investing fundamentals - compound interest, inflation, growing your wealth, return on capital
- Shares and types of shares - ordinary shares, preference shares, options, blue chip, green chip etc
- Why invest in shares? - Benefits, risks, return from shares (div and capital gain)
- Using rules - rules of share investing, should you use them?
- Getting advice, sources of advice, should you use them?
- Why share prices fluctuate, supply and demand
- And much, much more
There are checklists and question and answer sections at the end of each chapter to help readers reinforce their newfound knowledge.
