The Smart Investor's Guide: Make Your Money Work for You

A short, clear introduction to investing for anyone who has been meaning to start but finds the vocabulary off-putting. It explains compounding, risk and return, and the main investment vehicles in plain English, then shows how to put a diversified portfolio together, keep your nerve when markets move, and avoid the mistakes that catch most beginners. Eight chapters plus an introduction and conclusion.

What's inside

• Investing basics: why people invest, how compound interest works, and how risk and return are linked
• Mapping your own financial picture, from lifestyle and time horizon to the legacy you want to leave
• A side-by-side tour of stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, real estate and alternative investments
• Building a diversified portfolio across asset classes, sectors, geographies, company sizes and styles, with rebalancing
• The six main types of investment risk, and eight practical ways to manage them including dollar-cost averaging
• Staying disciplined: the emotional traps of fear, greed, overconfidence and regret, and ten ways to keep to your plan
• Eight common investing mistakes, from market timing to ignoring fees and tax implications, each with a fix
• A careful look at advanced approaches: tactical asset allocation, factor investing, options, short selling and property beyond your own home

Details

• PDF, 30 pages
• Instant digital download
• Read on any device, or print it
• For personal use