Publisher's Synopsis
A revised edition of "A Guide to All Aspects of Buying, Owning and Selling Shares" from the "Which?" team of financial experts.;Aimed at potential and existing investors alike, this book provides an overview of shares as a medium of investment. For those planning to buy shares this popular guide covers the reasons for so doing, how to go about it, who to buy from, types of shares, tax, the risks, reading financial newspapers and company reports and accounts.;For those owning shares it covers takeovers, rights and script issues, AGMs, possible perks and record keeping. It also covers investment in further markets such as the Unlisted Securities Market.;The same team produced "The Which? Book of Tax", "The Which? Book of Money" and "Which? Way To Save and Invest".