Michael Becket was for over thirty years a financial journalist with The Daily Telegraph, which included editing regular supplements and for many years he was City news editor. Before that for six years he was a Civil Servant. His published books include Computer by the Tail (co-author), Economic Alphabet (three editions), Bluff Your Way in Finance, Office Warfare, How the Stock Exchange Works (six editions), An A to Z of Finance, Stakeholder Pensions, and Starting Your Own Business. How the Stock Market Works is now in its seventh edition.