An essential tool for those who currently invest in the stockmarket, those who are thinking about it, and those who have invested in the past and wish they had known more. Ron Bennett's book contains easy-to-follow information on all the nuts and bolts of the Australian stockmarket, including: securities, investment strategies, market information, taxation, the derivatives market, companies, the stockmarket and our economy, economic theories, understanding financial data. New to this edition are sections on real estate investment trusts (REIT), listed investment companies, exchange traded funds, index funds and hybrids, and the Top 50 rules of investing. There are revised chapters on stockmarket investment and taxation, the economic cycle and its implications for investors, and extensive coverage of the types of securities on offer.