Reading the Financial Pages For Dummies

Part I: The Financial Pages.

Chapter 1: Introducing the Financial Pages.

Chapter 2: Looking at How the Financial Pages Work.

Chapter 3: Relating the Financial Pages to the Stock Market.

Chapter 4: Using the Pages to Your Advantage.

Part II: Using The Financial Pages to Make Basic Investments.

Chapter 5: Investing in Shares.

Chapter 6: Investing in Bonds.

Chapter 7: Investing in Cash Investments.

Part III: Delving Deeper into the Financial Pages.

Chapter 8: Sharpening Your Understanding.

Chapter 9: Watching Out for the Pitfalls.

Chapter 10: Monitoring the Market’s Psychology Using Charts.

Part IV: Using the Pages for More Advanced Investments.

Chapter 11: Going International.

Chapter 12: Delving into Derivatives.

Chapter 13: Making Money from Commodities.

Chapter 14: Investing in Funds and Trusts.

Chapter 15: Discovering Hedge Funds, Bonds, and ETFs.

Part V: Other Places to Go for Financial Information.

Chapter 16: Using the Alternatives.

Chapter 17: Understanding Company Accounts.

Part VI: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 18: Ten Things to Know About a Share.

Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Make Your Asset Allocation Fit.

Chapter 20: Ten Warning Signs that a Company May Be on the Ropes.

Chapter 21: Ten Red-Hot Clues to an Opportunity.

Appendix: Glossary.

Index.