With the current pension crisis and a raised retirement age, people today are under more pressure to financially secure their future. How the Stock Market Really Works provides you with all the key advice and strategies you need to successfully invest in the future, without relying on a financial service. Whether you are new to investing or already have a share portfolio, this intelligent handbook will guide you safely through the often confusing world of investing. It covers several areas of the market, including:

How shares, bonds and derivatives work

What really goes on in the stock market and who gets rich

Investment strategies to make your money work for you

An overview of the major financial instruments

How to deal in the markets yourself and avoid the pitfalls

How to interpret the huge amount of investment advice available

Accounts of some of the biggest investment scandals.

Make the stock market work for you with this entertaining and refreshingly cynical approach.