The Financial Times Guide to Investing
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Stop guessing about your investments. If you have ever felt uncertain about which shares to pick or how to navigate volatile markets, this book is for you. Learn how to invest with clarity and confidence using evidence, not intuition, and gain a clear roadmap for building a portfolio that suits your goals and risk appetite.
- Understand the basics of investing and how financial markets work.
- Decode accounts and ratios for smarter share selection.
- Learn to build and manage a portfolio over time.
- Apply current rules and ideas about responsible investing.
- Explore the approach to choosing and managing investments.
- Gain a clear view of successful stock market investing.
The Financial Times Guide to Investing , by veteran investor Glen Arnold, combines academic rigour with street-level experience, offering credibility few rivals match.
Structured in four parts, the guide moves from fundamentals to advanced portfolio management. Clear charts, with curated relevant articles from the Financial Times, and updated regulations keep every concept current. Arnolds conversational tone balances clarity with analytical depth.
By the end of the book, you will be able to spot solid businesses, avoid common traps, and build a portfolio that fits your goals and risk tolerance. Your decisions will shift from emotional guesses to disciplined, evidence-based choices.
Ideal for individual or early-career professional investors who want a single, comprehensive reference they will consult for years
Reviews / Votes
The most damaging half-truth for savers is "performance matters more than expenses". Read this book carefully and the financial services industry will have one fewer easy victim, but you will have a sound base for a lifetime of successful investment.Martin White, former Chair of UK Shareholders Association
This is one of those great big books to buy and then tuck away for constant reference. It's a tour through everything from managing a portfolio to establishing a fair intrinsic value for a share. If it moves in the world of investing, it's probably here.
David Stevenson, 'Adventurous Investor' in The Financial Times The most damaging half-truth for savers is "performance matters more than expenses". Read this book carefully and the financial services industry will have one fewer easy victim, but you will have a sound base for a lifetime of successful investment.
Martin White, former Chair of UK Shareholders Association
This is one of those great big books to buy and then tuck away for constant reference. It's a tour through everything from managing a portfolio to establishing a fair intrinsic value for a share. If it moves in the world of investing, it's probably here.
David Stevenson, 'Adventurous Investor' in The Financial Times
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Glen Arnold is a former finance professor and full-time investor known for turning theory into profitable action. With decades of market research and hands-on portfolio management, Glen brings clarity, honesty, and real numbers to every page. He extracts deep investing expertise into practical guidance that helps readers protect capital and grow wealth.
Content
PART I INVESTMENT BASICS
What is investment?
The rewards of investment
Stock markets
Buying and selling shares
PART II THE INVESTMENT SPECTRUM
Pooled investments
Bonds
Unusual share investment
Derivatives and options
Futures
Spread betting, contracts for difference and warrants
PART III COMPANY ANALYSIS
Company accounts
Key investment ratios and measures
Tricks of the accounting trade
Analysing industries
The competitive position of the firm
PART IV MANAGING YOUR PORTFOLIO
Companies issuing shares
Taxation and investors
Mergers and takeovers
Investor protection
Measuring performance: indices and risk
Investment clubs