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.