* This book will provide investors with a primer on each alternative asset class, plus practical tips on pros and cons, implementation, returns analysis, and fees and costs * It will also provide introductory guidance on how to set investment targets, and how alternative assets can be accommodated w[...]
@lt;DIV@gt; @lt;/div@gt;@lt;p@gt;Many people are too fearful of the perceived risk to invest and too intimidated by the complicated jargon to consider finance. @lt;i@gt;Introduction to Finance and Investment@lt;/i@gt; is an accessible guide to the essentials of finance and investment for individuals[...]
In The Pillars of Finance, author and finance expert Guy Fraser-Sampson challenges the fundamental conventions of modern finance. He asserts that, at its core, finance is not the highly scientific, modern discipline that most would claim, but has in fact stood still for the past 50 years. Central to[...]
Intelligent Investing is a is a one-stop-guide for investment professionals who need to better think though their investment rules, behaviour or procedures before allocating capital.[...]
She's back! When arch-snob Emmeline Lucas (known universally as Lucia) makes some money on the stockmarket, the wheels are set in motion for a new adventure - and this time, her ambitions are larger than ever. But eternal rival Elizabeth Mapp-Flint is determined to outshine Lucia and she's got royal[...]
This welcome addition to EF Benson's hugely popular Mapp and Lucia series finds Major Flint in need of a new servant, Miss Mapp in need of a summer tenant, and Quaint Irene in need of a pint of bitter. Romantic entanglements stir the still waters of Tilling. Who is doing what to whom with a bottle [...]
The final part of Guy Fraser-Sampson's trilogy of sequels to E.F. Benson's hugely popular Mapp and Lucia series, Au Reservoir finds the residents of Tilling on fine form. The War has wrought great changes, and Lucia struggles to come to terms with rationing, exchange controls and, worst of all, a La[...]