<p>This book is a practical guide that builds on Mark Wylie&rsquo;s first five books about long-term investing. The author shows how his methods and suggestions can be successfully implemented by people who don&rsquo;t have much time or technical knowledge to perform detailed investment research and reviews.</p><p>Mark examines how to construct a wise portfolio with a margin of safety, including equity indexes, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and cash. <em>The Short Book of Being an Investor not a Speculator </em>includes information on:</p><p>&bull; Getting your life in order to invest for your future<br />
&bull; Understanding compounding growth (interest)<br />
&bull; Being an investor not a speculator<br />
&bull; Having an investment plan that works<br />
&bull; How to invest wisely<br />
&bull; Which investments to purchase<br />
&bull; Planning for your retirement<br />
&bull; How to structure your investment ownership<br />
&bull; Making it happen, and work<br />
&bull; Fees and cost minimisation<br />
&bull; Controlling your emotions.</p><p>This book is ideal for those smaller investors who are looking for an approach that will identify more stable investments that should deliver long-term returns. This approach is also suitable for self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) and is particularly effective during times of market pessimism.</p><p>Over more than 30 years of investing, author Mark Wylie has found that under most circumstances his long-term investing approach will produce very good results and will, from time to time, perform with outstanding results.</p>