He was the most celebrated and successful British investor of his generation - but it was all built on a lie.Neil Woodford spent years beating the market; betting against the dot com bubble and the banks before the financial crash in 2008, making blockbuster returns for investors and earning himself a reputation of 'the man who made Middle England rich'.But, in 2019, Woodford's asset management company collapsed, trapping hundreds of thousands of rainy-day ...

Activist investors have sent shockwaves through corporations in recent years, personally targeting directors and executives at some of the world’s largest companies. No longer satisfied with operating on the fringes of business, they are now a firm fixture in the boardroom.Up to a quarter of public companies could be targeted by activist campaigns in the coming years, with directors and executives at those corporations threatened with losing their jobs. The trend, which began in co...

Brought to you by Penguin.The proud owner of a sprawling £14m estate in the Cotswolds, boasting a stable of eventing horses, a fleet of supercars and neighbouring the royal family, Neil Woodford was the most celebrated and successful British investor of his generation.He spent years beating the market; betting against the dot com bubble in the 1990s and the banks before the financial crash in 2008, making blockbuster returns for his investo...

Brought to you by Penguin.'I surprised myself the first time I fully articulated the words "I'm starting a bank"'BANKING ON IT is the first-hand account of one woman's quest to rebuild Britain's broken banking system.After a lengthy career at the top of some of Britain's leading banks Anne Boden had become disillusioned with the status quo - the financial crash had broken trust in the whole sector but there seemed to be little appetite to m...

A revised, fully updated 9th edition of this bestselling book about investing in stocks and shares.This book, first published in 1992, is one of the most enduring guides to investment in the stock market ever published. Now in a thoroughly revised, updated 9th edition this bestselling volume has been written and kept up to date by a professional long-term investor. It explains in plain English how the stock market works; what affects share prices;...

Are you a beginning investor just starting out?Looking to learn the art of options trading but don't have any experience?If so, then this book is for you. In “Options Trading for Beginners”, I start out from teaching you the terminology, to taking you through the initial steps of options trading and binary options trading.You'll learn different trading strategies to implement and some of the pitfalls you may want to avoid along the way. By the end of this book you'l...

‘How many millionaires do you know who have become wealthy by investing in savings accounts? I rest my case.’ – Robert G. Allen, investment advisor and author of Multiple Streams of IncomeIn many people’s thinking, the financial markets are reserved only for the wealthy or people with financial or economic backgrounds. They discard the idea of becoming involved in trading because they perceive it to be too difficult. But Ross Larter, author of How to Make Money on the Stock Exchang...

Read this Joseph Moneta book on your PC, Mac, smart phone, tablet or digital device or in paperback.The information and advice in Trading Stocks Online can save beginners a lot of learning curve time and also hopefully save you some of your hard earned money on lost positions if you just take the time to think what is being presented to you logically. If you have zero experience I suggest you pay close attention to what Trading St...

Practical SPY trading strategies with consistent performance that is suitable for those who do not have time monitoring the stock markets. No need of fancy computer software. Rules are simple to follow. 5 minutes a week is all it takes.

What you don't know can wipe you out!On Wall Street, it is said that the bulls make money, the bears make money, but the pigs get slaughtered. What Wall Street doesn't talk about are the sharks that tread the treacherous Wall Street waters, feeding off unsuspecting investors who try to navigate through the tides of the financial ocean.Author Dennis Herula was an apprentice stockbroker in 1976. He was trained to "get the money, get more money, get all the money" from the inv...

Stunning volatility is the new "fact of life" that defines our age. Financial markets fall off cliffs one day, but then stage a recovery the next, only to do it all over again. The switch back and forth is emotionally draining, making us susceptible to irrational responses that can turn manageable problems into huge personal crises. But while there is danger in volatility, there is also the opportunity to profitably juggle the knives that volatility throws your way -- with less risk than y...

Successful trader and best-selling author Leon Wilson knows how to make a living trading on the sharemarket. He also knows that because trading requires discipline, time and self-education, 90 per cent of those who attempt it will fail within two years.In concise and clear language, The Business of Share Trading, second edition, shows how you can take control and profit from an active sharemarket portfolio. From developing a plan and financing your capital investment, to s...