Investment Made Easy has become a bestseller for its refreshingly easy-to-read style and its clear ground rules on how to research investments and pick winners. Now revised and updated - and in paperback for the first time - it is a must for any investor.
'Beginners might well find this the best investment they will ever make. Really good reading.'
- Lord Hanson
'Above all, he makes it fun - everything he does is fun, and he pours it into this book. It is enjoyable as well as instructive.'
- Ivan Fallon, The Sunday Times
'The ability to strip the mystique from the world of money and explain it clearly has made Jim Slater something of a guru for the private investor.'
- Terry Bond, ProShare
'He offers the advantage where he casts a professional investor's eye over those savings products aimed at the small investor, from unit trusts to gilt-edged stocks; here he scores highly. Mr Slater's analysis of the unit trust industry is excellent.'
- Alex Brummer, The Guardian
Safety-First Investments
1. Deposit Accounts and National Savings
2. Gilts
3. Corporate Bonds, PIBS and Guaranteed Bonds
4. Unit Trusts
5. Investment Trusts
6. Life Insurance and Pensions
7. Buying Your Own Home
8. Alternative Investment
9. Taxation
10. Reading about Investment
More Active Investment
12. The Language of Finance
13. Reading Accounts
14. Your Stockbroker and You
15. A Discipline
16. Criteria for Selecting Growth Shares
17. Price Earnings Ratios and Growth Rates
18. Creative Accounting
19. The Selection Process
20. High Yielders
21. Bull and Bear Markets
22. Portfolio Management
23. Recommended Reading
24. Shareholders' Perks
25. Summary
Appendix I: The Constituents of the FT-SE 100 Index in Mid-1995
Appendix II: The Constituents of the FT-SE 250 Index in Mid-1995
Appendix III: List of Companies Offering Shareholders Perks in 1995/96
Appendix IV: Retail Price Index Figures for Capital Gains Tax Calculations
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