Michael Wilson is a widely-respected investment journalist and author with more than 25 years' experience in the field of personal finance and professional financial services. He has written widely on numerous business and investment topics and has worked for professional clients including Nasdaq Europe and Goldman Sachs.

• Introduction 1Part I: The Financial Pages 9Chapter 1: Introducing the Financial Pages 11Chapter 2: Looking at How the Financial Pages Work 21Chapter 3: Relating the Financial Pages to the Stock Market 37Chapter 4: Using the Pages to Your Advantage 61Part II: Using The Financial Pages to Make Basic Investments 77Chapter 5: Investing in Shares 79Chapter 6: Investing in Bonds 107Chapter 7: Investing in Cash Investments 129Part III: Delving Deeper into the Financial Pages 141Chapter 8: Sharpening Your Understanding 143Chapter 9: Watching Out for the Pitfalls 173Chapter 10: Monitoring the Market’s Psychology Using Charts 187Part IV: Using the Pages for More Advanced Investments 197Chapter 11: Going International 199Chapter 12: Delving into Derivatives 209Chapter 13: Making Money from Commodities 219Chapter 14: Investing in Funds and Trusts 243Chapter 15: Discovering Hedge Funds, Bonds, and ETFs 255Part V: Other Places to Go for Financial Information 267Chapter 16: Using the Alternatives 269Chapter 17: Understanding Company Accounts 291Part VI: The Part of Tens 307Chapter 18: Ten Things to Know About a Share 309Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Make Your Asset Allocation Fit 315Chapter 20: Ten Warning Signs that a Company May Be on the Ropes 323Chapter 21: Ten Red-Hot Clues to an Opportunity 331Appendix: Glossary 341Index 355