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Author: Edmund Shing
Publisher: Harriman House Publishing
Imprint: Harriman House Publishing
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.222kg
ISBN: 9780857193810
ISBN 10: 0857193813
Pages: 150
Publication Date: 08 June 2015
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
The Idle Investor is well pitched for the intended audience, and the clarity of the first 3 chapters in particular gets that message across. I would have no hesitation in recommending the book to anyone I know who is not a full time financial services professional. In addition, I'd go as far as to say that I can think of many people I've worked with over the years in financial services, who'd benefit from reading it as well!;The strategies themselves are well laid out, and providing a 1 page summary at the end of each strategy is a big help for readers starting out in the business of DIY investing. Considering the complexity of the subject matter for non financial people (am under no illusions that it's almost a foreign language for many), Edmund does a pretty good job of making the points in a straightforward manner. Also, by highlighting potential problems with the strategies, I think this gives the book a greater degree of credibility. Any reader looking to find a 'perfect' solution for investment has missed the point by this stage anyway.;The final part of the book is also very helpful, with the references section alone being worth the price of admission. To have a concise summary of the best resources for DIY investment work will save readers an enormous amount of time, and I would imagine that for many readers, this will provide a framework to make starting their investment journey considerably easier.;Overall, very impressed. If investment was actually taught in schools at all, can see that this would be a perfect investment primer for teenagers after being taught the basics. Not the aim of the book obviously, but a point worth making. ;-- Matt Patterson, private investor
Author Information
Author Website: http://www.harriman-house.com/pages/authors.htm?Index=17459&Author=Edmund_Shing
Edmund Shing is a Global Equity portfolio manager at BCS Asset Management, focusing on a combination of high-level investment themes and fundamental stock-picking. Edmund has previously worked at Barclays Capital (as Head of European Equity Strategy), BNP Paribas (as a Prop Trader), Julius Baer, Schroders and Goldman Sachs over a 19-year career in financial markets based in Paris and London. He also holds a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Birmingham.
