The Wise Investor
Ebook to personal money management and investment.
Contents
Spring 5
1 Introduction 5
1.1 The Characters 5
1.2 Achieving financial
independence 14
1.3 Kate's doubts 17
1.4 Common mistakes 24
2 Personal money management 27
2.1 Wise financial management 27
2.2 Budgeting, provisions, saving
and investing 38
2.3 Controlling expenses 45
2.4 Borrowing and credit 49
2.5 Increasing income 59
2.6 Financial affairs 67
3 Our economic system 73
3.1 Basic concepts 73
3.2 Corporate enterprises 87
3.3 Government 93
3.4 The banking system 98
3.5 Business operation 107
3.6 Cash and other currency 112
3.7 Markets 122
3.8 Markets and cycles 136
3.9 Inflation 144
3.10 Foreign exchange 149
3.11 The individual within the
system 154
Summer 158
4 Principles of Investment 158
4.1 The successful approach 158
4.2 Gathering and assessing
information 173
4.3 Trusts and companies 182
4.4 Assessing investments 192
4.5 The buy/sell decision 205
4.6 Risk, risk management,
protection 211
4.7 Cycles and popularity:
Contrarian investing 225
4.8 Gearing 235
4.9 Portfolio construction 247
4.10 Protecting your wealth 258
Autumn 264
5 Specifics 264
5.1 Interest-bearing investments 264
5.2 Stock market 277
5.3 Property 295
5.4 A comparison of the three
sectors 310
5.6 Managed and pooled
investments 320
5.7 Other investments 325
5.8 Insurance products 336
5.9 Taxation 344
5.10 Evening 351
Winter 352
6 Putting it into practice 352
6.1 Dealing with people 352
6.2 Some issues 377
6.3 Putting it into practice 384
6.4 A month later 387
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