The Short Book of Being an Investor not a Speculator: How to achieve a fair return from investment markets

By Mark Wylie

This book is a practical guide that builds on Mark Wylie’s first five books about long-term investing. The author shows how his methods and suggestions can be successfully implemented by people who don’t have much time or technical knowledge to perform detailed investment research and reviews.

Mark examines how to construct a w

• Language: English
• Publisher: Wylie Admin Services
• Release date: Dec 5, 2018
• ISBN: 9780648402435

Mark Wylie

Favouring a fundamental and analytical approach to investing, Mark has undertaken extensive research into Warren Buffett's methods. Mark holds a Diploma in Financial Advising. In 2002 Mark launched his business with the aim of helping investors understand long-term investing and prepare a personalised strategy that would yield pro itable and improved returns over the long term. The Short Book of Being an Investor not a Speculator is Mark Wylie's sixth book. Mark lives in Glenelg North in South Australia.

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With investing "you need to know

what you don’t know".

The Short Book of Being an Investor not a Speculator

© Mark Wylie 2018

All rights reserved. Except as permitted under the Australian Copyright Act 1968 (for example, a fair dealing for the purposes of study, research, criticism or review), no part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, communicated or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written permission.

Layout by Michael Hanrahan Publishing

Cover design by Peter Reardon

Disclaimer: The material in this publication is general comment only, and neither purports nor intends to be advice. Readers should not act on the basis of any matter in this publication without considering professional advice with regard to their own circumstances. The author and publisher expressly disclaim all and any liability to any person, whether a purchaser of this publication or not, in respect of anything and of the consequences of anything done or omitted to be done by any such person in reliance, whether whole or partial, upon the whole or any part of the contents of this publication.

ABOUT THE BOOK

The Short Book of Being an Investor not a Speculator includes information on:

Choosing which investments to buy and which to stay away from

Including index managed funds ETF’s, and cash product

When to buy, hold and sell

Minimising the fees and costs of investing

Construction of a portfolio and maintaining it

When to review investments

Making a plan to invest that works for you

This book is an ideal resource for those new and existing investors favouring a fundamental approach to investment that will identify more stable investments that should deliver long-term market net returns. It is suitable for self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF’s), investment funds etc.

The Short Book of Being an Investor not a Speculator is a practical guide that builds on Mark Wylie’s first five books about long-term investing. The author shows how his methods can successfully be implemented by people who don’t have much time or technical knowledge. Mark examines how to construct a wise long-term investment portfolio with a margin of safety, including index managed funds and or exchange traded funds (ETF’s), bonds and cash alternatives.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Mark Wylie is a practical investor living in South Australia. Mark favours a fundamental and analytical approach to investment and has researched the great investors particularly Warren Buffett’s methods. Mark holds a diploma of Financial Advising and launched his mentoring business in 2002. His aim is to help investors understand investing and in particular long-term investing, to help them develop strategies for themselves that would yield market or better returns.

Mark has authored five books on investing and experienced up-close the substantial world market corrections of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) – the worst since the Great Depression – and now in this book he shares the knowledge and experience that he has gained over his 35+ years of working in the investment industry.

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