How to read the financial pages

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1. tezzaMar 2020
   “How to Read the Financial Pages” is an excellent book.

   It covers most of Equities and Bonds and is often hilarious.

   It covers how governments finance themselves by issuing bonds, t-bills etc

   A fairly straightforward read for any HNer, should be a couple of days easy.

   https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0054ZBXLG

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2. tezzaSep 2016
   When I entered Financial Services in London I was recommended this book as the bible:

   "How to Read the Financial Pages"

   This book really breaks down the finance industry from a component and historical point of view. Stocks, dividends, bonds, TBills, Eurobonds

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3. imgabeApr 2016
   When I first started I read The Wall Street Journal Guide to Understanding Money and Investing [0]. It's probably a bit dated now, but if you're just starting it gives a pretty good overview of the basic terms like what is a stock, a bond, options, futures, put, call, stop, limit, short, etc.

   Another similar book is How To Read the Financial Pages[1]. Again, probably a little dated, but I don't think much of the terminology has changed.

   I would still recommend index funds for the best returns, but if you want to follow the financial news it helps to understand the lingo.

   [0]http://www.amazon.com/Street-Journal-Guide-Understanding-Inv...

   [1] http://www.amazon.com/Read-Financial-Pages-Peter-Passell/dp/...

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4. tezzaJun 2010
   I seem to be a 'know about finance HN user'[1]. I work for an Agency Broker[2] in London but the knowledge really comes from:

   * How to Read the Financial Pages [3]

   * Money Week subscription [4]

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   [1] http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1304249 , http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=667324 and others I'm too lazy to locate right now

   [2] as a Java Dev

   [3] http://www.amazon.co.uk/Read-Financial-Pages-Michael-Brett/d...

   [4] http://www.moneyweek.com/

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