The Financial Times Guide to Investing

Glen Arnold (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

2026 | 5. Aufl.
FT Publishing International (Verlag)
978-1-292-46706-1 (ISBN)

Infos

This bestselling investment guide explains the essentials of investing, as well as describing how the financial markets really work. 

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Stop guessing with your money. 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. 

• Investment basics made clear: Understand markets, assets, and the real purpose of investors. 

• Company analysis toolkit: Decode accounts and ratios for smarter share selection. 

• Portfolio construction guide: Balance risk and return to reach long-term goals. 

• Updated rules and examples: Apply current regulations, ESG insights, and real Financial Times cases. 

• Active-investor perspective: Learn methods Glen Arnold uses in his own multi-million portfolio. 

• Step-by-step format: Follow practical checklists that turn knowledge into confident action. 

The Financial Times Guide to Investing, 5th Edition, by veteran investor Glen Arnold, combines academic rigor with street-level experience, offering credibility few rivals match. 

Structured in four parts, the guide moves from fundamentals to advanced portfolio management. Clear charts, fresh FT articles, and updated regulations keep every concept current. Arnolds conversational tone removes fear while preserving analytical depth. 

Finish the book 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. 

Autor

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. 

Inhalt

PART I INVESTMENT BASICS 

1. What is investment? 
2. The rewards of investment 
3. Stock markets 
4. Buying and selling shares 

PART II THE INVESTMENT SPECTRUM 

1. Pooled investments 
2. Bonds 
3. Unusual share investment
4. Options 
5. Futures
6. Spread betting, contracts for difference and warrants

PART III COMPANY ANALYSIS 

1. Company accounts 
2. Key investment ratios and measures 
3. Some of the tricks of the accounting trade 
4. Analysing industries 
5. The competitive position of the firm 

PART IV MANAGING YOUR PORTFOLIO 

1. Companies issuing shares. 
2. Taxation and investors 
3. Mergers and takeovers 

1. Investor protection 
2. Measuring performance: indices and risk 
3. Investment clubs

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.5.2026
• Verlagsort: Harlow
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft
• ISBN-10: 1-292-46706-1 / 1292467061
• ISBN-13: 978-1-292-46706-1 / 9781292467061
• Zustand: Neuware