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The Meaningful Money Handbook

Everything you need to KNOW and everything you need to DO to secure your financial future

Paperback £12.99/$19.99, eBook £9.99/$14.99

by Pete Matthew

In The Meaningful Money Handbook, personal finance expert and podcaster extraordinaire Pete Matthew guides you through everything you need to KNOW and everything you need to DO to build a secure financial future for yourself and your family.

This is achievable for everyone by following three simple steps:

1. Spend less than you earn and clear debt.
2. Insure against disaster.
3. Build up your savings and invest wisely.

You will learn:

• How to get out of debt as quickly as possible.
• Techniques for good financial control, so you can avoid getting into debt again.
• The importance of insurance for laying down a foundation on which to build a solid financial plan, which isn’t washed away by an unexpected disaster.
• How to save and invest simply and efficiently so that you can work your way towards future financial freedom.

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Your Complete Guide to a Successful & Secure Retirement

The definitive resource for anyone planning for retirement

Paperback £19.99/$18.99, eBook £14.99/$14.99

by Kevin Grogan  and Larry E. Swedroe

This is your one-stop, definitive resource as you prepare for a secure and comfortable retirement.

Investment and personal finance experts Larry Swedroe and Kevin Grogan present uniquely comprehensive coverage of every important aspect you need to think about as you approach retirement, including:

Social Security, Medicare, investment planning strategy, portfolio maintenance, preparing your heirs, retirement issues faced by women, the threat of elder financial abuse, going beyond financials to think about your happiness, and much more.

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The Psychology of Money

Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness

Hardback £22.00/$27.00, Paperback £14.99/$18.99, eBook £11.49/$14.49

by Morgan Housel

Doing well with money isn’t necessarily about what you know. It’s about how you behave. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people.

Money—investing, personal finance, and business decisions—is typically taught as a math-based field, where data and formulas tell us exactly what to do. But in the real world people don’t make financial decisions on a spreadsheet. They make them at the dinner table, or in a meeting room, where personal history, your own unique view of the world, ego, pride, marketing, and odd incentives are scrambled together.

In The Psychology of Money, award-winning author Morgan Housel shares 19 short stories exploring the strange ways people think about money and teaches you how to make better sense of one of life’s most important topics.

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How I Invest My Money

Finance experts reveal how they save, spend, and invest

Paperback £18.99/$19.99, eBook £14.49/$14.99

by Joshua Brown  and Brian Portnoy

In this unprecedented collection, 25 financial experts share how they navigate markets with their own capital. In this honest rendering of how they invest, save, spend, give, and borrow, this group of portfolio managers, financial advisors, venture capitalists and other experts detail the ‘how’ and the ‘why’ of their investments. They share stories about their childhood, their families, the struggles they face and the aspirations they hold. Sometimes raw, always revealing, these stories detail the indelible relationship between our money and our values.

Taken as a whole, these essays powerfully demonstrate that there is no single ‘right’ way to save, spend, and invest. We see a kaleidoscope of perspectives on stocks, bonds, real assets, funds, charity, and other means of achieving the life one desires. With engaging illustrations throughout by Carl Richards, How I Invest My Money inspires readers to think creatively about their financial decisions and how money figures in the broader quest for a contented life.

With contributions from:

Morgan Housel, Christine Benz, Brian Portnoy, Joshua Brown, Bob Seawright, Carolyn McClanahan, Tyrone Ross, Dasarte Yarnway, Nina O’Neal, Debbie Freeman, Shirl Penney, Ted Seides, Ashby Daniels, Blair duQuesnay, Leighann Miko, Perth Tolle, Josh Rogers, Jenny Harrington, Mike Underhill, Dan Egan, Howard Lindzon, Ryan Krueger, Lazetta Rainey Braxton, Rita Cheng, Alex Chalekian 

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Own It!

How our generation can invest our way to a better future

Paperback £12.99, eBook £9.99/$9.9

by Iona Bain

Low wages, high house prices, zero reward for saving and the catastrophic fallout from Covid-19… young people have had a rough ride. But we have a choice. We can sleepwalk into a poorer future – or we can transform our prospects by embracing the power of investing.

Iona is here to demystify savings, pensions and investing for a new generation. Whether it’s robo-advisers or auto-enrolment, green investing or forex on Instagram, Iona will break down what it all means so YOU can take charge of your long-term finances.

In this fun, wise and incredibly helpful book, Iona explains why investing matters. She also shows you how to get your basic finances right, save for your first home and make your pension socially responsible. You’ll find out all about the rewards and risks of online investing, from sexy stockpicking apps to digital wealth managers, and learn how to manage your long-term finances so you can avoid major mistakes and achieve your goals.

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