Synopses & Reviews
How to Understand the Financial Pages is a basic guide to the financial media, providing comprehensive coverage of newspapers, magazines, financial websites, stockbrokers' research and company reports.
The handy A-Z format enables the reader to look up entries quickly and easily. Written with the beginner in mind, it explains essential terms and concepts in non-technical English. It goes on to cover such topics as the use of technical analysis in internet trading, the development of hedge funds and other alternative investments, and the growth of financial services regulation and compliance.
Journalistic, snappy and stylish, this book will help readers gain a full understanding of what they read in the financial pages.
Synopsis
The only basic guide to the financial media that anyone will ever need. This new edition of How to Understand the Financial Pages provides comprehensive coverage of newspapers and magazines, and also financial websites, stockbrokers' research and company reports.
The handy A-Z format enables the reader to look up entries quickly and easily. Essential terms and concepts are explained in non-technical English, and it is extensively cross-referenced. A valuable reference tool for any private investor, it is international in scope and includes references to the use of technical analysis in internet trading, the development of hedge funds and other alternative investments, and the growth of financial services regulation and compliance - something other guides often omit.
Journalistic, snappy and stylish, it will help anyone to read the financial pages and gain a full understanding of the concepts involved.
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About the Author
Alexander Davidson is a financial journalist and a senior editor at Complinet. He is the author of How the Global Financial Markets Really Work, The Complete Guide to Online Stock Market Investing and How to Understand the Financial Pages, all published by Kogan Page.
Table of Contents
How to understand the share price tables; More about shares; Beyond the stock market; The economy, money markets and personal finance; A-Z guide (26 chapters); Appendices.