If there is a certainty in the investment world, it is that everything is in flux all the time. Information, trends, ideas, and new systems come and go with dizzying rapidity. How are investors to keep up with all the change, all the information needed to stay abreast of the markets? The International Investment Sourcebook is an attempt to solve these problems. In this fascinating resource, market experts Shim and Siegel explain the world of investment and discuss everything from lead investors to the best investment news publications and sources, computer software, and service providers. Not only do the authors tell the reader where to find relevant information, but also they analyze, explain, illustrate, and demonstrate how to apply major and minor concepts, terms, ratios, and a host of other variables: their explanations are simple, clear and concise. Among the hundreds of topics covered are: what moves the markets and why; benefits and costs of good investment information; market benchmarks and how they,help investors succeed; on-line data services and what they can provide; investment software; finding and understanding company information; etc.