Description of The 10-week Flexible Investment Plan
Investing in stocks and shares can be exciting but it's also a daunting prospect if you are new to the game. If they are to survive, investors need to be informed and flexible - or they can incur serious losses. This is the starting point for this handbook from Alexander Davidson, which offers readers a grounding in the basics of investing on the stock market. Davidson has constructed a "FlexiProgram", divided into ten sections for tackling step by step, with quizzes along the way to make sure the reader is up to speed. He also advises on an essential investing skill - how to interpret company accounts.
'An investment handbook that will be of use to anyone taking their first steps into this risk-strewn arena.'
Robert Cole, Editor, the Tempus investment column, The Times
'A very timely publication given the turbulence in the stock markets. Only a fool or the insanely rich could afford to ignore the advice and lessons in this book.'
Lawrence Gosling, Editorial Director, Bloomberg Money
'A must read for anyone who wants to make money from the markets.'
Emma-Lou Montgomery, Editor, Shares magazine
Week 1 - Profit from a flexible investment strategy
Your flexi-program
First steps
Power investor quiz
Week 2 - How to select and use your broker
Your flexi-program
Online brokers
Advisory brokers
Discretionary brokers
Settlement and nominee accounts
Complaints
Investor power quiz
Week 3 - Make money from interpreting the financial statements
Your flexi-program
Some ground rules
The financial statements
Investor power quiz
Week 4 - Further secrets of the financial statements
Your flexi-program
Financial statements
Creative accounting
Inflation
Investor power quiz
Week 5 - How to make a killing on new issues
Your flexi-program
First steps
How a flotation works
How to apply for new issues
When to sell
Investor power quiz
Week 6 - How to win as a penny share punter
Your flexi-program
First steps
Valuation secrets
The racy stocks
Two specialist markets
Tax advantages
Further research
Investor power quiz
Week 7 - Make fast money from share trading
Your flexi-program
First steps
Six golden rules for successful equity trading
Options
Warrants
Spread betting
Contracts for difference (CFDs)
Foreign exchange
A trading secret
Investor power quiz
Week 8 - Secrets of technical analysis
Your flexi-program
First steps
Investor power quiz
Week 9 - Read and grow rich
Your flexi-program
Tip sheets
Internet message boards
Alexander Davidson is a leading financial journalist who has written widely for the national press. Formerly a successful City share-dealer, he has since worked in other areas of investment banking. He made his name with his first book The City Share Pushers, which was credited with changing the way parts of the City work and formed the basis of an acclaimed television documentary. He has written several books, including the best-selling How to Win in a Volatile Stock Market, and Everyone's Guide to Online Stock Market Investing, both published by Kogan Page.
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