Daily Telegraph Guide to Investing : The Straightforward Guide That Professional Investors Don't Want You to Have

• Autore: Burn-Callander Rebecca
• Pubblicazione: London : , : Kogan Page, , 2016; ©2017
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (192 pages)
• Disciplina: 332.6
• Soggetto topico: Portfolio management
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- THE DAILY TELEGRAPH GUIDE TO INVESTING: THE STRAIGHTFORWARD GUIDE THAT PROFESSIONAL INVESTORS DON'T WANT YOU TO HAVE -- COPYRIGHT -- DEDICATION -- CONTENTS -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- Introduction -- Why do you want to become an investor? -- Don't be fearful -- don't be greedy -- Paying off debt > investing -- Variety is the spice of life -- 01: The risk spectrum -- What is a safe haven? -- Collectables vs investables - and why you should care -- Passion can make you a better investor -- The impact of Brexit -- Conclusion -- 02: Starting safe -- Cash: savings products -- The savings deals on the table -- Savings hacks -- Bonds -- A world of bonds to choose from -- Getting into bonds -- Do your homework -- But are bonds really a safe haven? -- Picking the right bond deal -- Equities -- How risky is investing in equities? -- How to invest in equities -- Don't try to beat the market -- Equities hacks -- Are you an aggressive or a defensive investor? -- DIY investing apps -- Investing apps for Millennials -- Exchange-traded funds -- How to invest in ETFs -- Mutual funds -- How to pick the right mutual fund -- Investment trusts -- Are investment trusts really a safe haven? -- How to choose an investment trust -- Fund supermarkets -- How to choose a platform -- Premium Bonds -- How much can you make from Premium Bonds? -- Residential property -- Is residential property a safe haven? -- Other options for investing in residential property -- Commercial property -- Is it really a safe haven? -- Commercial property vs buy-to-let -- Gold and bullion -- Is gold really a safe haven? -- Should you buy gold now? -- Conclusion -- 03: Getting riskier -- Student housing -- Why student housing? -- Where are the student housing hotspots? -- Silver -- How to invest in silver -- LEGO® -- The business of investing in LEGO. ; Building a LEGO investment is not without risk -- Diamonds -- How to invest in diamonds -- The allure of diamonds -- Buy-to-let -- London has lost its lustre -- Forestry -- See the wood for the trees -- Market drivers -- Wine -- Not all wines make good investments -- How to invest in wine -- Could wine investing leave you with a nasty hangover? -- Whisky -- Other ways to invest in whisky -- Conclusion -- 04: Risky -- Foreign currency trading (forex) -- How currency trading works -- Can you make money? -- You will be wrong as often as you are right -- Futures and options -- How to trade F&O -- A brief history of futures -- Classic cars -- The Ferrari effect -- Driving strong returns -- Stamps -- The Penny Black -- The rarer the stamp, the higher the price tag -- Classic watches -- The enduring cool of Steve McQueen -- Undervalued niches in classic watches -- Art -- Art: the ultimate passion investment? -- Spotting tomorrow's Picasso -- How to invest in new art -- The hot pockets in today's art scene -- Conclusion -- 05: High risk and highly specialist -- Movie memorabilia -- Hollywood's prizes -- Film posters: goldmine or waste paper? -- Cult classics -- Barbies -- Dolled up valuations -- Modern classics? -- Military memorabilia -- How to spot valuable militaria -- Vintage weapons -- Violins -- Investing in new violins -- Instruments were meant to be played -- Guitars -- The Clapton effect -- How to pick the right guitar -- Techno gear -- Not all synthesizers are born equal -- Comic books -- The world's most valuable comics -- Could these be the comic book hits of tomorrow? -- Scarcity is one of the main drivers of value -- Conclusion -- 06: High risk with high returns -- Mini-bonds -- Not as cute as they sound -- Mini-bonds hit the mainstream -- Peer-to-peer lending -- A fair weather investment? -- Asset-backed investments -- The risks are manifold. ; Junk bonds -- Celestial beings -- A brief history of junk -- Distressed securities as a whole -- Cryptocurrencies -- Bitcoin -- Not a short-term play -- Bitcoin as a hedge -- How to buy bitcoins -- Is it safe to hold bitcoins? -- The blockchain and Ethereum -- Why investors should care about blockchain -- The rise of Ethereum -- Other altcoins -- A new dawn of cryptocurrencies -- Spread betting -- Losses can exceed deposits -- Contracts for difference -- Start-ups -- Equity crowdfunding -- There are major risks -- The flipside -- Crowdfunding: the basics -- Angel investing and the Enterprise Investment Scheme -- The Enterprise Investment Scheme -- Should you become an angel investor? -- Starting your own business -- A start-up as an investment -- Conclusion -- 07: The ones that got away -- Too risky -- Too illiquid -- Plain dodgy -- Conclusion: That's a wrap -- Knowledge is power -- Be cold. Be hard. Be calculated -- Where there's muck there's brass -- GLOSSARY -- INDEX.
• Sommario/riassunto: A guide for savers wanting to understand the investment opportunities available to them. Whether you have £5,000 or £50,000 stashed away, there's an investment idea to suit your budget.
• Altri titoli varianti: Daily Telegraph guide to investing
• Titolo autorizzato: Daily Telegraph Guide to Investing
• ISBN: 0-7494-7794-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910154599303321
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