...this is a primer presupposing no knnowledge of investment and explaining vairous froms of investment as well -- in other words, this should be read BEFORE The Zulu Principle. I used to think the subject of investment arid, impenetrable and unexciting... until I read Jim Slater's Investment Mad Easy. I think he's done a magnificent job! After reading this book, followed of course, by The Zulu Principle and other investment books by other authors, I was confindently picking takeover targets and investing in vaule companies. Buy this book if you want to understand the fundamentals of investment -- you may find that many professionals sadly lack that knowledge and merely follow the herd!