This book serves as a beginner's guide to investing in shares. It walks the reader through understanding the workings of the stock market; its participants, how shares are listed and allotted, the ways through which money can be made through investing in shares, understanding the nitty-gritty of how to get started investing, recognizing best buys in the market, what returns are to be expected, understanding share movement tables and indexes, and finally appreciating globally recognized indexes and investing abroad.