Financial Times
Guide to Investing
The Definitive Companion to
Investment & the Financial Markets
By Glen Arnold
Pearson Education
December 2004
ISBN: 0273663097
432 Pages, Illustrated, 7 ½" x 9 ¼"
$69.50 paper original
Two of the greatest myths about investment are, firstly, that financial assets
and markets are hideously complicated and confusing, and secondly that you have
to pay 'experts' to make far greater returns on your money than you could achieve
on your own. In truth the most important things you need to know about investing
are based on common sense.
The Financial Times Guide to Investing will introduce you to the practical art
of investing, and show you how to invest more successfully, whether you are
actively involved in investing or simply thinking about it.
In addition to providing a simple guide to understanding how financial markets
operate, it will allow you to follow and act on your own judgments based on
a case studies and worked examples, giving you the expertise to experiment successfully
with shares, bonds, funds and derivatives. Comprehensive and authoritative,
this is the definitive guidebook to building your personal financial portfolio
and investing in the financial markets with skill and confidence.
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