Acknowledgements | p. iii |
About the Author | p. v |
Preface | p. ix |
Introduction | p. xi |
Shares | |
What Are Shares? | p. 3 |
How Shares Are Created | p. 9 |
Whose Company Is It? | p. 19 |
What's In It For Me? | p. 25 |
Is My Investment Safe? | p. 35 |
The Stock Market | |
The Market Place | p. 45 |
London Stock Exchange | p. 47 |
Full Listings And AIM | p. 53 |
How Shares Are Traded | p. 61 |
Stock Market Indices | p. 69 |
Companies | |
Company Focus | p. 77 |
Profit And Loss | p. 81 |
Balance Sheet | p. 97 |
Potential Nasties | p. 101 |
Investing | |
Starting Out | p. 115 |
Stockbrokers | p. 123 |
Fundamental Data | p. 129 |
Charting | p. 135 |
Tips | p. 143 |
Jargon Busting | p. 151 |
Takeovers | |
Mergers And Acquisitions | p. 159 |
Before A Bid | p. 165 |
A Bid Is Launched | p. 173 |
Bid Timetable | p. 185 |
Bid Battles | p. 187 |
Management Buyouts | p. 193 |
Appendix | |
Useful Websites | p. 199 |
Index | p. 200 |
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