Adult Courses

Would you like an interesting, exciting and profitable hobby? Do you gaze at the financial pages of the newspapers and wish that you could understand them better? Would you like a better return on your savings? If the answer is yes to any of these questions, this course is for you. The course is aimed at people who currently have little or no knowledge of investments. How the stock market operates will be explained in simple terms and you will examine the risks and rewards of the many investments available. You do not need to be a mathematician to enjoy this course, just have an interest in making money.

Monday

• Introduction
• Tax, Inflation & Risk
• Break
• Building Societies & Banks. P.I.B.s
• Buying Shares
• Select a Share

Tuesday

• Choosing a Stock Broker
• Selling Shares
• Break
• Reading the Financial Times - Share Pages

Wednesday

• Buying Unit Trusts
• ISAs
• Break
• Reading the Financial Times - Unit Trusts

Thursday

• Guaranteed Financial Products
• National Savings
• Share Tipsters
• Break
• Investment Trusts

Friday

• Gilts
• Investment Bonds
• Break
• Inheritance Tax
• Investment Planning
• Course Close

Margaret English

Cert Ed

About Margaret

Margaret English has been a keen investor for over 40 years and has been a Trustee for one of the largest Pension Funds in the UK. She has worked as a tied agent and as an independent agent in the Financial Services Industry and has been teaching finance at summer schools for over 20 years.