Making Money from Stocks and Shares: A Simple Guide to Increasing Your Wealth by Consistent Investment in the Stock Market

by Jamie E Smith

Overview

Many people are intimidated by the stock market and choose instead to put their money into savings accounts that pay very little. They believe that: - Buying shares is too risky - Buying shares is too complicated - You need a lot of money for it to be worthwhile. But none of these things are true and this book explains why. It provides a simple and accessible introduction to the basic principles of investing in the stock market. With an understanding of these, and a consistent approach to investment, you can make a good return from stocks and shares. In this book you will discover: - How to use the way you and others behave to your advantage; - How to get more than you pay for; - How to increase your wealth over time by consistently following some really simple steps.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781845284312
Publisher:	How To Books
Publication date:	12/20/2010
Pages:	207
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Jamie E. Smith is a business graduate with an MBA currently working in public sector strategic planning. He has more than ten years' experience of personally and successfully investing in the stock market and has published articles on buying shares and on investment advice. He has travelled from Eastern China to Western California and back again before settling in Stafford, England.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS:
About the author
1. Introduction
2. So who do you think you are?
3. Think like a machine
4. The journey begins
5. Understand the business not the share price
6. Selecting your shares
7. Time is your ally - the Harley Davidson example
8. The share price - get what you don't pay for
9. Risky business
10. Revenue and pre-tax profit. Are they getting bigger?
11. Is the company making a lot of money from the money it spends or spending a lot of the money it makes?
12. Consistent investing can pay dividends
13. Buy companies that can live within their means
14. A great company has quality leadership
15. Don't just buy eggs and have more than one basket
16. Does size matter?
17. A global perspective
18. Two apples don't make an orange
19. Investment fads - how they happen and why they are bad for your wealth
20. The future isn't what it used to be
21. Cost averaging
22. Some work examples
23. Tesco
24. Amur Minerals Corporation
25. Marks and Spencers Group
26. AstraZeneca
27. William Hill
28. British American Tobacoo
29. QinetiQ Group
30. Interior Services Group
31. Screening for value shares - low risk and high reward
32. Now you own your own business
33. There is a time to sell
34. The craft of consistent investing
35. Some additional signposts
36. Guiding principles for the consistent investor
Index.