Product Description

'If you read only one book about personal finance, make it this one' Mail On Sunday

'This book is geared entirely to the UK market and it is difficult to see how anyone could fail to benefit' Mail on Sunday

Scared of shares? Baffled by brokers? Intimated by ISAs? Don't panic - the Fools can help!

In this no-nonsense guide, the Motley Fools show you how to invest your money wisely for a profitable future. If your idea of investment begins and ends with a savings account at a building society, then this is the book for you. Using practical examples and with their usual off-the-wall style, the Fools cut through financial jargon and take you through the basics of investing.

The Foolish book will show you how to:

* Sory out your personal finances

* Decide on your investment objectives

* Choose companies to invest in

* Interpret the numbers in a company report

With advice delivered in plain English, and prepared with humour and mind-boggling facts, this book provide the bricks with which to build a secure financial future.

Bruce Jackson and David Berger co-founded the Motley Fool UK in 1997. The highly acclaimed Motley Fool UK website has won the New Media Age 1999 'Best Finance Site', Creative Freedom Awards 1999 'Best Electronic Media', the Net Magazine Award 2000 'Best Finance Site' and Investor's Week 2001 People's Choice Award.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #104157 in Books
• Published on: 2002-11-08
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 240 pages

Amazon.co.uk Review
Ever spent half the night worrying that you are going to wind up penniless in your old age? No? Then it's high time you did, according to the second edition of the Motley Fool's UK Investment Guide. The Fool lays bare the murky world of personal investment; how independent financial advisers aren't so independent, how unit trusts are badly managed, how putting your money in the building society is often the least safe option and how the professionals have a vested interest in keeping you in the dark.

Fortunately, the Fool also explains, in words of one syllable, how to work the system to your advantage. So even the most financially challenged should be able to understand. In fact, as with all Foolish titles, it is only the style of the book that may cause problems, as the relentless schoolboy humour does get irritating after a while. But stick with it, because you don't get information like this anywhere else, and the book has something for everyone--from those just looking to make one good decision about their finances before forgetting about the whole thing, to those who want to take a more active role. Totally revised and updated from the first edition, The Motley Fool UK Investment Guide may not save you a fortune, but it could just make you one. --John Crace

Review
'The book is geared entirely to the UK market and it is difficult to see how anyone could fail to benefit.' Mail on Sunday

About the Author
David Berger co-founded the Motley Fool UK Web site in 1997. Previously working as a GP, he now runs the Fool in Europe. He is also the co-author of The Motley Fool UK Investment Workbook, The Fool's Guide to Investment Clubs and The Fool's Guide to Online Investing, which are all published by Boxtree. James Carlisle is the personal finance and equlty investing writer for Motley Fool. He has written the Motley Fool Tax Return Workbook.

Customer Reviews

What everyone needs to know about their finances
This book will change the way you think about your finances.

As someone whose investment knowledge went no further than a few privatisation shares and a savings account, this book answered many of the questions I had about how I could make my money work harder.

The explanation of compound interest had me going "why didn't I start earlier!" The explanation of personal pensions and annuities had me ready to lynch and old financial adviser; and various other revelations had me astounded at how the wool had been pulled over my eyes so easily ( by 'The Wise' ie: the community of professional financial advisers).

I tested some of The Fool's recommendations for personal finance by asking some 'Wise' people their opinions. They all did exactly what The Fool said they would do: try to talk me out of it. Why? Because I was taking control of my finances and they had a higher commission earning product to sell me (which, by implication, means a lower investment return for me).

Read this book before you make another decision about anything financial (a mortgage, pension or unit trust especially).

Spend money to save money
This book is just superb. It makes money management easy to understand. It made me change the way I deal with my money and to become proactive. I had worried about what to do with my savings. I read it twice in one week, it was so enlightening. I knew the options, and they weren't scary! I now own unit trusts and shares. Buy it, it's really, really good!

PERSONAL FINANCE MADE EASY...BUY THIS BOOK
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