Britain’s Simon Cawkwell, (aka ‘Evil Knievil’) is a living legend in trading circles. Famous for spotting overvalued stocks and ‘shorting’ them, Cawkwell has been known to make as much as £500,000 in just one week. Evil’s Good: Book of Boasts and Other Investments offers a rare insight into the mind of the UK’s most famous ‘shorter’. Read all about his triumphs (and downfalls) and learn the common sense methods behind Cawkwell’s phenomenal success and great wealth....

Technology is taking over our lives. Now you are free to invest both locally and off-shore; cards have replaced cash and you are continually bombarded by new investment products and changing laws. Yet knowing how to invest successfully is more important than ever. Heres the good news: the basics are timeless. Laws change principles dont.

Peter Cundill, a philanthropist and investor whose work has been praised by the likes of Warren Buffett, found his life changed forever when he discovered the value investment principles of Benjamin Graham and began to put them into action. There's Always Something to Do tells the story of Cundill's voyage of discovery, with all its ups and downs, as he developed his immensely successful investment strategies.In the context of recent financial upheavals and ongoing uncerta...

In 1995 Bank of Scotland celebrated 300 years as Britain's oldest commercial bank. Voted 'most admired bank', respected by competitors, applauded by investors and trusted by customers, it looked forward to the next three hundred. Less than 15 years later it was bust, reviled as part of the spectacular collapse of HBOS, the conglomerate it had joined. One of the high-profile victims of the credit crunch, its spectacular fall caused seismic shock waves throughout the financial world. What we...

Your superannuation is one of the biggest assets many of us will ever own, and it will play a critical role in our future plans. But do you know enough about your super, and are you in control of your investment?Control Your Own Super Fund enables you to take control of your financial future. Expert adviser Paul Clitheroe breaks through the confusion and changing laws of superannuation, and provides advice on how to get the most from your investment. He tackles all the com...

Michael Fingleton was an Irish banking legend, the ultimate big money lender. He took Irish Nationwide Building Society from an obscure mortgage provider to a multi-billion euro property-lending casino, leaving the taxpayer to pick up the tab for €5.4 billion when the society eventually went bust. Fingleton earned over €2 million per year and built up a pension fund worth €27 million. But it was his loans to a small group of property developers and the way the society was mismanaged, under...

Penguin Specials are designed to fill a gap. Written to be read over a long commute or a short journey, they are original and exclusively in digital form. This is John Gapper's foray into the world of rogue traders.Unlike most bankers, they are household names: Nick Leeson of Barings, Jerome Kerviel of Societe Generale, John Rusnak of Allied Irish Bank. And now the 31 year-old Kweku Adoboli, who allegedly ran up $2.3bn in losses at UBS. These are the men who have bought banks to th...

Using insider knowledge to reveal the tricks of the trade, Zak Mir’s 101 Charts for Trading Success is the essential guide that explains the most complex set ups in the market. Charting provides a clear way of predicting price action and hence gaining riches. Executed correctly using Zak’s tricks, charting is a way of delivering high probability percentage trades and investments that remove the task of trawling through company accounts, financial ratios, and interviewing...

The majority of applications for probate that follow someone's death can be dealt with inexpensively by any reasonably intelligent person with time available and a little guidance. This easy-to-follow book clearly explains all the information you need to administer the deceased's estate; from dealing with the urgent practical matters to preparing and submitting the relevant forms, paying inheritance tax, and distributing the estate. You'll find specimen forms and letters and a list of usef...

Key Facts Key Cases: Land Law will ensure you grasp the main concepts of your Land Law module with ease. This book explains the facts and associated case law for:The definition of landThe registered land systemCo-ownershipExpress, resulting and constructive trusts in landLeasesKey rights in land such as easements and covenantsMortgagesProprietary estoppel and licences.Adverse po...

A good shareholder agreement is like a fence at the top of a cliff, which stops company owners from falling over the edge and into the hands of lawyers who wait in the ambulance parked beside the rocks below.This book explains in easy to understand language what a shareholder agreement does, the common clauses it contains and when it is best to put one in place.Most client meetings for shareholder agreements follow a familiar script. Company owners ask similar questions, ha...

As a tax professional, I have had to deal with the Canada Revenue Agency on a daily basis for years. The CRA is Canada's taxman and doesn't exactly work the way you would expect.Realizing that subject matter like the Government or income tax in general is usually seen as dry and boring, I wrote this book in a much different light. Filled with humour (throughout a serious subject) and laced with cultural references, We've Seen It All... is one book you do not want to skip and will n...