MAKING MONEY FROM STOCKS AND SHARES

A simple guide to increasing your wealth by consistent investment in the stock market

Jamie E Smith

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• PRICE £10.99
• EXTENT 176 pages
• BINDING Paperback
• FORMAT 234 X 153 mm
• ISBN 978-1-84528-431-2
• PUB DATE 30 July 2010
• BIC CODE KFFM2, VSB
• CATEGORY Personal Finance
• TERRITORIES World Rights

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DESCRIPTION

In the UK 1m people trade shares and up to 10m own shares, but many more are intimidated and instead put money into savings accounts with minimal returns. They believe that:

• Buying shares is risky
• Buying shares is too complicated
• You need a lot of money to make it worthwhile.

This book explains why none of these things are true.

KEY POINTS

• This simple and accessible introduction shows how a consistent approach can yield a good return from stocks and shares
• Fills a gap in the market by providing an introductory level text on how to get started – it is a natural ‘how to’ title
• It takes the fear out of the stock market and shows how to increase your wealth over time by consistently following some really simple steps
• How to invest in times of austerity and prosperity

 

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, before settling in Stafford, England. The author has made money against a 20% decline in the UK market with up to a 600% return on some blue-chip investments.

 

CONTENTS

• 1.So who do you think you are?
• 2.Think like a machine
• 10. Is the company making a lot of money from the money it spends or spending a lot of the money it makes?
• 3.The journey begins
• 11. Consistent investing can pay dividends
• 4.Understand the business not the share price
• 5.Selecting your shares
• 6.Time is your ally
• 7.The share price – get what you don’t pay for
• 8.Risky business
• 9.Revenue and pre-tax profit. Are they getting bigger?
• 12.Buy companies that can live within their means
• 13.A great company has quality leadership
• 14. Don’t just buy eggs and have more than one basket
• 15.Investment fads – how they happen & why they are bad for your wealth
• 16.The future isn’t what it used to be
• 17.Cost averaging
• 18.Some worked examples
• 19.Screening for value shares – low risk & high reward
• 20.Now you own your own business
• 21.There is a time to sell
• 22.The craft of consistent investing
• 23.Some additional signposts
• 24.Guiding principles for the consistent investor