Financial fraud, whether large or small is a persistent feature of the financial markets. If you scratch the surface of the investment world you'll find a continuous stream of major financial scandals which are almost unbelievable in the sheer scale of their subterfuge. The Con Men shines a spotlight on some of these gargantuan frauds from the last 25 years. It questions how these men did it, why they did it, how there were able to get away with it, proposes strategies and tactics so that the reader can avoid being swindled.

Whether you need to understand other people's calculations to make confident business decisions, or formulate investment choices based on your own numbers, this book will give you the tools you need.

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Banks and financial institutions, businesses and politicians often spin their statistics as they know they can rely on customers or constituents not to understand or check maths and formulas.

This book introduces you to the basic tools of maths, statistics and business calculations so that that you can understand the numbers, work out your own calculations and make better investing, saving and business decisions.

The sales function is the front--line of any business. Keeping up with the latest sales techniques is essential, as well as ensuring you have a motivated, incentivised and focused sales team well--versed in the basics of selling, from identifying new prospects and getting repeat business to closing the deal. This module gives essential insight into all the key sales drivers such as account management, handling complex sales, selling services, FMCG selling, customer relationships and self--development for sales people.

The sales function is the front--line of any business. Keeping up with the latest sales techniques is essential, as well as ensuring you have a motivated, incentivised and focused sales team well--versed in the basics of selling, from identifying new prospects and getting repeat business to closing the deal. This module gives essential insight into all the key sales drivers such as account management, handling complex sales, selling services, FMCG selling, customer relationships and self--development for sales people.

The sales function is the front--line of any business. Keeping up with the latest sales techniques is essential, as well as ensuring you have a motivated, incentivised and focused sales team well--versed in the basics of selling, from identifying new prospects and getting repeat business to closing the deal. This module gives essential insight into all the key sales drivers such as account management, handling complex sales, selling services, FMCG selling, customer relationships and self--development for sales people.

Fast track route to mastering global finance and macroeconomics.

Covers the key areas of global finance, from the theory of comparative advantage to the aims of the WTO/GATT to multinational business and managing forex risk

Examples and lessons from some of the world's most successful businesses, including Ford, NTT DoCoMo and Nestle, and ideas from the smartest thinkers, including Paul Romer, Milton Friedman, J M Keynes, Paul Krugman and Alan Greenspan.

Includes a glossary of key concepts and a comprehensive resources guide

"The Financial Times Guide to How the Stock Market Really Works" is an introduction to the complex world of the financial markets. Whether you are new to investing, or already have a share portfolio, this is an intelligent guidebook will guide you safely through the often confusing world of investing. Written especially for the ordinary investor, it will provide you with the key strategies you need to make money on the stock market.

This is the fast track route to mastering global finance and macreconomics. It covers the key areas of global finance, from the theory of comparative advantage and the aims of the WTO/GATT to multinational business and managing forex risk. It includes examples and lessons from some of the world's s most successful businesses, including Ford, NTT DoCoMo and Nestle, and ideas from the smartest thinkers, including Paul Romer, Milton Friedman, J M Keynes, Paul Krugman and Alan Greenspan. It also includes a glossary of key concepts and a comprehensive resources guide.

Fast track route to valuing companies and creating shareholder value

Covers the key areas of valuation, from EVA and the importance of discounted cashflows to the disharmony in international accounting standards and valuing knowledge-based assets

Examples and lessons from some of the world's most successful businesses, including News Corporation, Genentech and Nokia, and ideas from the smartest thinkers, including Warren Buffett, Baruch Lev, Joel Stern, Alfred Steinherr and Peter Drucker

Includes a glossary of key concepts and a comprehensive resources guide

‘One of the best books on stock market investing that I’ve ever read.’

Christopher Gilchrist, Editor, The IRS Report

‘Lucid and perceptive – any intelligent person can follow this guide and be on equal terms or better with the best professional money managers.’

Dr Peter Johnson, Saïd Business School, Oxford University

Is your investment strategy right for you?

Could you be making more money?

The Financial Times Guide to Selecting Shares that Perform helps you identify the approach to buying and selling shares that is best suited to you. It will help you to align your strategy based on the time and money you have available, taking into account your overall objectives and your attitudes to risk and loss.

In this thoroughly updated fifth edition of their bestselling investment classic, Richard Koch and Leo Gough explain 10 distinctive and proven investment techniques for you to choose from. They describe the different tactics needed to succeed in today’s market conditions and show you how it can be fun and profitable to try to beat the stock market.

The Financial Times Guide to Selecting Shares that Perform gives you:

- 10 proven approaches to selecting successful shares

- A quiz to help you identify what kind of investor you are and what strategy is right for you

- Practical advice to help you trade more confidently on the stock market

- Examples and explanations of successes and failures

- Convincing reasons why you should manage your own share portfolio