Download or read book Smarter Investing written by Tim Hale and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2009 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘A book of investment wisdom' John C Bogle, Founder, Vanguard ‘Delightfully clear thinking', Charles D Ellis, Founder of Greenwich Associates ‘This book is a ‘must read' for anyone with personal, trust or pension assets to invest', Mark R Richardson, former CEO Chase Asset Management Simple and effective advice for anyone who wants their money to work harder than they do. Most investment books offer a bewildering array of complex strategies for how best to invest your money. But often the chances of success are remote and the rules are impossible to follow in practice. Smarter Investingintroduces you to a simple and powerful set of rules for successful investing, helping you to build an investment portfolio that suits your needs, stays the course when markets get rough and quietly gets on with the job of generating better results. In this updated and revised edition, Tim Hale gives you all the advice you'll need and demonstrates that the key to successful investing is to do a few straightforward things exceptionally well. Smarter Investingwill help you: Establish what you want your money to do for you Work out how much money you need to achieve your goals Avoid the mistakes that generations of investors have made Build a balanced portfolio that's right for you, using a simple set of understandable and accessible building blocks Select robust and transparent investment products easily and effectively Tim Halespent over 15 years in the active investment management world, working in London, New York, Hong Kong and Tokyo. Today he provides consulting and training to the investment and wealth management industry through his firm, Albion Strategic Consulting.