
How to Invest
Navigating the Brave New World of Personal Investment: Fully Revised and Updated Edition
Economist Books (Publisher)
Published on 14. May 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-1-80522-719-9 (ISBN)
Description
Is crypto a scam or a solution? Will that pension plan deliver? And what exactly is a model portfolio?
The world of personal savings and investment can be tricky and confusing - and it's changing fast. But whether dabbling in the markets, jumping on the crypto bandwagon or simply safeguarding our pensions, we're all investors now, whether we like it or not. We all need to understand how the markets really work.
Fully updated for today's shifting landscape, How to Invest offers a principles-based, keep-it-simple approach to help you make investment decisions that will make the most of your money.
The world of personal savings and investment can be tricky and confusing - and it's changing fast. But whether dabbling in the markets, jumping on the crypto bandwagon or simply safeguarding our pensions, we're all investors now, whether we like it or not. We all need to understand how the markets really work.
Fully updated for today's shifting landscape, How to Invest offers a principles-based, keep-it-simple approach to help you make investment decisions that will make the most of your money.
Reviews / Votes
If you only have one book in your investing library, make it this one -- Harold Evensky, founder of Evensky & Katz / Foldes Wealth Management An authoritative guide to evidence-based investing -- Elroy Dimson, Professor of Finance at Cambridge Judge Business School Peter Stanyer and his co-authors continue to add value . . . My firm's experience is that their approach results in happier investors -- Mark Ralphs, Founding Partner of the Financial Planning Corporation LLP Peter Stanyer and his colleagues have made an outstanding book even better . . . an insightful survey of the current state of investing -- Elroy Dimson, Professor of Finance at Cambridge Judge Business School Mindboggling. How the authors managed to get so much good information and advice into How To Invest is a mystery to me, but they did. Despite the time that many investors spend on more complicated investments, the authors remind us that a keep-it-simple framework is more than adequate to sustain an investor's spending plans. If you only have one book in your investing library, make it this one -- Harold Evensky, founder of Evensky & Katz / Foldes Wealth ManagementMore details
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Profile Books Ltd
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
228 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80522-719-9 (9781805227199)
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Peter Stanyer | Masood Javaid | Stephen Satchell
How to Invest
Navigating the Brave New World of Personal Investment
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05/2026
Economist Books
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Persons
Peter Stanyer is an independent investment economist. He was previously chief investment officer of a US-based wealth management firm, a managing director at Merrill Lynch and investment director of the UK's Railways Pension Fund.
Masood Javaid is a former Senior Advisor to a large sovereign wealth fund. Prior to that, he held senior positions at Mercury Asset Management and Merrill Lynch.
Stephen Satchell is Economics Fellow at Trinity College Cambridge. He is also The Reader in Financial Econometrics (Emeritus) at Cambridge University and an Honorary Member of the Institute of Actuaries.
Masood Javaid is a former Senior Advisor to a large sovereign wealth fund. Prior to that, he held senior positions at Mercury Asset Management and Merrill Lynch.
Stephen Satchell is Economics Fellow at Trinity College Cambridge. He is also The Reader in Financial Econometrics (Emeritus) at Cambridge University and an Honorary Member of the Institute of Actuaries.