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Record Nr.

UNINA9910150215103321

Autore

Kroijer Lars

Titolo

Investing demystified : how to invest without speculation and sleepless nights / / Lars Kroijer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Harlow, England : , : Pearson, , 2013

©2013

ISBN

0-273-78152-9

0-273-78153-7

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 238 pages ) : illustrations

Collana

Financial Times series

Disciplina

332.6

Soggetti

Investments

Portfolio management

Finance, Personal

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgements Foreword 1. Introduction 2. What is edge over the markets and do you have it? 3. What are the key components of the Rational Portfolio Part II: Rational Portfolio 4. The Minimal Risk Asset - safe low risk returns 5. World equities - increased risk and return 6. The risk of equity markets 7. Adding other government and corporate bonds 8. Incorporating other assets 9. What you have left out of the portfolio and why Part III: Tailoring and Implementing the Rational Portfolio 10. Financial plans and the risks we take 11. Tax 12. Liquidity 13. Expenses 14. Products and implementation Part IV: Other Things to Think About 15. Pensions& Insurance 16. Apocalypse Investing 17. A wishlist to the financial sector 18. Conclusion

Sommario/riassunto

This book offers a much needed dose of realism to investors: accept that you can't outperform the market and learn how to put together a portfolio suited to your time and attitude to risk.