Getting Started in Shares for Dummies

• Understand the Australian sharemarket
• Minimise your risk and maximise your returns
• Reduce your capital gains tax bill

Your up-to-the-minute guide to share investing

If you've ever wondered whether you're missing out by not investing in shares, here's your chance to find out, and do it with confidence. Experienced financial journalist and commentator James Dunn shows you exactly what to do, how to do it, and what you should never, ever do. Understand how the stock market operates and benefit from the advice of some legendary investors. You'll learn to analyse the share market, track trends, develop an investment strategy, assess your risk, choose a broker, understand tax implications, and so much more.

Inside...

• How the Australian Securities Exchange work
• What a broker does
• Tips for assessing potential share investments
• When to buy and sell
• Managing tax matters
• Strategies for success

James Dunn is a freelance finance journalist and commentator. The founding editor of Shares magazine, he writes for many other finance and investment magazines, newspapers and websites, and frequently appears on Australian radio and TV. He is also the author of Share Investing For Dummies, Third Australian Edition.