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I have at last started the articles for beginners to investment. As I am not a journalist I find it very difficult imparting all my knowledge on paper.
I wanted to take a Beginners book and use it as a 'backbone' and re-write everything in my own words and from my own experience. I started reading the parts about jobbers and brokers and the way they arrive at a deal. Most of the books take about two pages to explain it. If I were talking to you face to face I am sure it would be a lot easier.
Anyway I really contend that you, the investing beginner, do not really need to know how it is done, as you should be confident enough in your broker to leave it all to him.
But, also I know it is a fascinating subject, as is the whole of the investment business, and some of you just want to know because you do!
The article is not really how I want it. I need it to be much more simple and brief, but with all the relevant facts there.
Suggestions welcome.

Ahoy!
I feel I really need some 'investing for dummies' kind of tuition. I'm new to investing, having started about 6-7 months ago. (due to lack of interest from the banks) I allotted about 3000 pounds to play with, and made my picks from newspaper tips, broker round-ups and the like. I've read plenty of articles on the p/e, pegs, revenue etc and how these must be used to 'value' a company, but I really struggle to put them all together. So I'm still using my own formula of looking on forums and in newspapers etc to make my picks, (although this does feel as if I'm just eavesdropping on the wise)and my figure of 3000 has now crept up to 10,000.
  I guess I'm asking if we could have some walk-through educational guides explaining how to values shares companies.
Thanks for reading my first post.

Hi Plymman, welcome to the forum. If you have turned £3k into £10k you can't be too bad!
Have you read Eavesdropper tip sheet (see link on home page). I always read the tips and then think whether the reasoning makes sense or not. You probably need to buy quickly after the tip as been published (and it may have been tipped elsewhere also) or wait a bit to see if the initial buying dies down. Also some tips are for the purpose of getting holders out (where there's a tip there's a tap). If you want to know about something specific just ask away. I suppose also keep an eye on the macro view whilst stock picking.

Thanks for the reply Raysor.  You misunderstood me when I said 3000 turned into 10,000,  it was the amount I was investing that had crept up. I did have a very good result with Sirius though, due to the potash wars and turned 500 into 1200, wish I could do that more often!!!!