The Financial Times Guide to Investingis the definitive introduction to the art of successful stock market investing. Beginning with the very basics of why companies need investors & explaining what investors do Glen Arnold takes you through the practicalities of buying & selling shares. He describes different types of investment vehicles & advises you how you can be successful at picking companies understanding their accounts managing a sophisticated portfolio measuring performance & risk & setting up an investment club. The second edition of this bestselling introduction to investing explains how the financial markets operate shows you what you need to know to be successful & encourages you to follow & act on your own judgements. Thoroughly updated to help you invest with skill & confidence new sections include: * Online investing website information & tools including screenshots & virtual portfolios as well as computerised counterparty trading * Detailed updating of tax rates & legislation increases in ISA allowances & revisions to capital gains tax * A jargon-busting glossary to help you understand words phrases & investing concepts * Recent Financial Times articles & tables which illustrate & expand on case studies & examples * Up-to-date statistics on the returns you can expect on shares & bonds Investing can be profitable & fun & The Financial Times Guide to Investing 2nd edition explains step-by-step both the essentials of investing as well as describing how the financial markets really work. It details the practicalities of investing such as how to go about buying shares & describes the variety of financial securities you can buy from bonds & unit trusts through to exchange traded funds. Exploding the myths that only the wealthy can afford to buy & sell shares & showing you why you can be just as successful trading on your own as you would be by employing a fund manager this authoritative guide book will help you build a profitable personal financial portfolio. * What is investment * The rewards of investment * Understanding stock markets * Using the financial media * Buying & selling shares * Pooled investments * Investing in bonds * Futures & options * Financial spreadbetting * Analysing companies & industries * Mastering company reports & accounts * Key investment ratios & measures * Ticks of the accounting trade * Managing your portfolio * Mergers & takeovers * Taxation & investors * Measuring performance * Investor protection * Investment clubs ...

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Lost! Can you help? A band of ten Chaffies has wandered off into the great wide world. They are white & round with a smiling face. They only have one & a half ears after a terrible lawnmower accident. Volunteers are needed to help them find their way home among the busy scenes of cheeky ghosts angry robots & stompy dinosaurs Incredible new talent Jamie Smart takes fans of Wheres Wally into the wonderful world of Chaffy. ...

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Keep kids entertained with Clare Youngs brilliant collection of craft ideas including toys jewellery gifts & more that have been designed with the environment in mind. Every project incorporates some kind of recycled material whether using a plastic bag as the sail for your orange peel ships or creating pretty fairies out of dried flowers. Wherever you are there will be a project to make that

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Learn about London the fun way with DK's Find It: London". Perfect for keeping younger travellers entertained " Find It: London"



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Each page in this book features a different animal carefully camouflaged in its natural habitat. A rhyme tells readers what to look for with animals such as a lion seal frog & chick to spot. Slinky Malinki the black cat also makes an appearance in the book. ...