{"product_id":"managing-your-investment-portfolio-for-dummies-uk-edition-isbn-9781118457092","title":"Managing Your Investment Portfolio For Dummies, UK Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAchieve positive returns on your investments, in any market\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eManaging Your Investment Portfolio FD\u003c\/i\u003e you can build and manage a portfolio of investments that’s flexible enough to provide positive returns, no matter what the market is doing. Inside you’ll find a wealth of strategies and techniques to help you take your investments to the next level. Lean to track and predict volatility; hedge your exposure by going long and short; use strategies like arbitrage, relative value and pairs trading; and dip into distressed assets, options, derivatives, spread betting and much more.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechniques and strategies covered include:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eTracking and predicting volatility, and making short-term gains on very volatile markets\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHedging exposure and going long and short\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArbitrage (taking advantage of price differences between markets)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePairs trading\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRelative value strategies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDistressed assets (things written off by the mainstream that may have long-term value)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEarnings surprises (looking for companies delivering better earnings than predicted by analysts)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOptions and derivatives\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMacro trading (looking at key indicators for economic cycles)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Introduction 1  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: It’s All about Portfolios 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Introducing Great Opportunities for Advanced Investors 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Assessing Risk: Deciding What Kind of Investor You Are 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Picking the Strategies for You 43\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Grasping Basic Hedge-Fund Strategies 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Dealing with Volatility and Economic Cycles 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Digging Deeper into Alternative Assets: Commodities and Currencies 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Assessing the Hedge-Fund Industry: Don’t Believe the Hype 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Thinking and Acting Like a Hedgie: Simple Strategies You Can Employ Yourself  129\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Selling What You Don’t Own: Short Selling 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Understanding Arbitrage: Big Name, Simple Idea 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Weighing Up Growth Versus Value Investing 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Gearing up to Use Leverage 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11: Stepping into Structured Investments 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12: Benefitting from Shareholder Activism 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Delving into More Specialist Techniques (with a Little Help) 229\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13: Advanced Investing in Commodities: Sharks and Rocket Scientists 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Investing in Emerging-Market Equities and Currencies 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15: Investing Macro Style: Seeing the Big Picture 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Tools of the Trade: Useful Instruments 295\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16: Following Indices: Exchange-Traded Funds and Other Trackers 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17: Taking a Punt on the Financial Markets 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI: The Part of Tens 339\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18: Ten Top Tips to Protect Your Stash 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19: Ten Hedge-Fund Style Techniques to Grow Your Wealth 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Stevenson\u003c\/b\u003e is a columnist for the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e where he writes the Adventurous Investor section. He is also a columnist for \u003ci\u003eInvestors Chronicle and author of Investing in Shares For Dummies,\u003c\/i\u003e UK edition.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWatch the value of your  portfolio grow, in bull, bear  and sideways markets alike\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe basic building block for any investor should be the humble \u003ci\u003eportfolio\u003c\/i\u003e; a range of assets held within your stock-broking or investing account. Why? Because when you diversify your portfolio, you reduce risk. Many of the best professional money managers have built successful careers using this approach, looking to a range of asset classes and investment strategies to achieve positive returns in any market. Here David Stevenson shows how you can use  many of these strategies in your own portfolio. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cli\u003ePortfolio management basics – get the lowdown on traditional strategies and the latest techniques for protecting your nest egg while growing your wealth\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMix it up – discover why asset diversification is the key to creating a winning portfolio and how to find the right mix for you\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMeet the hedgies – learn the basics of how hedge fund managers leverage economic cycles and market volatility\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInvest like a hedgie – start using some of the simpler hedge fund techniques, including going long and short, arbitrage, leveraged investing and more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePlay like the pros – learn to use commodities trading, investing in emerging markets, currency trading and other advanced wealth-building strategies and techniques\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBet on market moves – make use of spread betting, options trading, ETFs, structured investments and other innovative ‘tools of the trade’\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e     \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOpen the book and find:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cli\u003eGuidance on tailoring a portfolio to your investing style and long-term goals\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWays to hedge your exposure by going long and short\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTechniques for making short-term gains on very volatile markets\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e???Hedgie??? strategies, including arbitrage, macro trading, relative value and more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTricks for profiting from distressed assets and undervalued companies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eKey indicators of economic trends and how to cash in on them\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"For Dummies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989569585381,"sku":"NP9781118457092","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118457092.jpg?v=1761784637","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/managing-your-investment-portfolio-for-dummies-uk-edition-isbn-9781118457092","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}