How the Stock Market Works: A Beginner's Guide to Investment
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- Author：Michael Becket
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Summary
Want to start investing your money wisely but not sure how？ This book is for you。 Get to grips with everything you need to know about the investment and financial markets with this practical guide。
In today's economy it is clear to see how everyday politics and global events can have a lasting impact on your pension， savings and investments， but you don't have to feel powerless when it comes to safeguarding your future。 Now more than ever， it is vital to understand how the markets work and what you can do to maintain financial security。 This book gives concise and practical information which will help you understand how the stock market works， breaking down complex jargon to simple explanations。
Fully updated for this seventh edition， How the Stock Market Works provides you with the tools needed to understand investing in the light of major events such as the UK's exit from the EU。 Chapters cover the basics from explanations of shares， bonds and gilts and range to where to find help and advice when needed。 With guidance on how to be a responsible shareholder and information on the taxation regime， this established guide will help you take control of your finances。
In today's economy it is clear to see how everyday politics and global events can have a lasting impact on your pension， savings and investments， but you don't have to feel powerless when it comes to safeguarding your future。 Now more than ever， it is vital to understand how the markets work and what you can do to maintain financial security。 This book gives concise and practical information which will help you understand how the stock market works， breaking down complex jargon to simple explanations。
Fully updated for this seventh edition， How the Stock Market Works provides you with the tools needed to understand investing in the light of major events such as the UK's exit from the EU。 Chapters cover the basics from explanations of shares， bonds and gilts and range to where to find help and advice when needed。 With guidance on how to be a responsible shareholder and information on the taxation regime， this established guide will help you take control of your finances。
Reviews
Darya
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The book is very comprehensive for beginners in stock markets investing。 I have found a lot of useful information as well as great practical tips。 The position of the author is absolutely correct that one should filter any advice prior to using it， being objective and gather knowledge while using soundness and own rational in applying to reality。
Michael
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I wasn't expecting much before reading this book， but yet I'm feeling a bit disappointed。 The book covers a lot of topics related to the stock market but I found the content to be too high-level to be truly impactful and too detailed to be enjoyable。 Overall it gave me the feeling that I was reading a dictionary or some kind of large glossary， which is - to be honest - rather unpleasant。 I wasn't expecting much before reading this book， but yet I'm feeling a bit disappointed。 The book covers a lot of topics related to the stock market but I found the content to be too high-level to be truly impactful and too detailed to be enjoyable。 Overall it gave me the feeling that I was reading a dictionary or some kind of large glossary， which is - to be honest - rather unpleasant。 。。。more
Luba
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This book is a great introduction to the stock market for those who know little about it。 The author explains all the terms and basic concepts， goes through the various considerations you need to make when investing and helps you read financial pages in newspapers。
Urim Shuku
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Blue chip companies - Blue chip being highest valued chip in poker are companies which are the largest and safest to invest in。
Ankit Dewan
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Good to start book。 Covers in depth definitions， but lacks practicality。
Jorgen
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Good， basic introduction to stock market finances。 Just a note: this book is written from a British perspective， primarily focusing on the stock market in London。
John Bacin
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3。5/5。 Mostly common stuff but a few clever and helpful bits that will definitely impact my future investing choices。 Once I start making some， that is。
Marissa Morrison
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It contains investment guidelines that are too hands-on for my taste。
MAHESH PANDEY
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Great book for beginner （which I am）。Stock market terms are explained in very layman language along with the actual term which is used in day to day market。Provides a good understanding of what and how market works and defines the whole vocabulary。In addition， book also beautifully provides How to invest with the real world math formulas to perform calculation before actual investment can be done。This book gave me a platform on top of which I can confidently build on。
Alicia
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Didn't explain things simply at all。 All jargon。 Didn't explain things simply at all。 All jargon。 。。。more
Debashish Mohanty
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It has a clear layout of stock， trading，debentures etc as the name suggests just gets you the insight and the trading terms in depth thats required。 A must for everyone。
Waleed
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I thought this was a great initial introduction to the strange world of stocks。 All I really knew about stocks before I read this book was that they were sold by companies and you could buy or sell them， but in my head they were very abstract objects。Becket is very practical in the advice he gives and clearly lays out aspects of the stock market and different market instruments。The one thing this book is perhaps missing is a basic explanation of what exactly happens when a trade is put forward a I thought this was a great initial introduction to the strange world of stocks。 All I really knew about stocks before I read this book was that they were sold by companies and you could buy or sell them， but in my head they were very abstract objects。Becket is very practical in the advice he gives and clearly lays out aspects of the stock market and different market instruments。The one thing this book is perhaps missing is a basic explanation of what exactly happens when a trade is put forward and the mechanics of buying and selling， which I looked up myself afterwards but would have found useful when reading the book。The gist is that the stock market is not a single godlike entity that surrounds the planet， but a series of different physical exchanges in different countries。 The price can be different in each country and is determined by the last trade successfully transacted。 。。。more
Srishath
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Decent primer for understanding the terminologies and mechanism of how the stock market works。 Some parts of the book sound very prosaic and dull， and make for a boring read。 Another issue with book is， in its attempt to delineate certain ideas， it ends us throwing more recondite jargons; thereby making it more incomprehensible。
Yousuf Habib
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It was an awesome book that give me an useful information about stocks and bonds and broke the ice between me and the stock market exchange which i thought before reading the book that it was very complicated and depend on luck and speculation more than basic and scientific estimation So the author （Micheal Becket） Grant me the enthusiasm to summarize his book read more books and take training and courses about it。
J
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I received this book as part of GoodReads FirstReads program。 This book was an excellent introduction to the basics of investing。 While readers should keep in mind that it is intended for a UK audience， I thought that the book was still a helpful guide to the fundamentals of the stock market， regardless of nation。 The author also makes an effort to specify differences due to locality。 I especially appreciated the glossary and index， since they are very useful for this type of material。 Overall， I received this book as part of GoodReads FirstReads program。 This book was an excellent introduction to the basics of investing。 While readers should keep in mind that it is intended for a UK audience， I thought that the book was still a helpful guide to the fundamentals of the stock market， regardless of nation。 The author also makes an effort to specify differences due to locality。 I especially appreciated the glossary and index， since they are very useful for this type of material。 Overall， I thought this was a useful reference that covered the risks and rewards of the stock market in a straightforward manner。 I would recommend it to anyone interested in a simplified guide to investing， especially investing in Great Britain。 。。。more
Priyank Gala
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