Investing Demystified

Offers a much needed dose of realism to investors: accept that you can't outperform the market and learn how to put together a portfolio suited to your time and attitude to risk. Contents- 1. Introduction. 2. What is edge over the markets and do you have it? 3. What are the key components of the Rational Portfolio Part II: Rational Portfolio 4. The Minimal Risk Asset - safe low risk returns 5. World equities - increased risk and return 6. The risk of equity markets 7. Adding other government and corporate bonds 8. Incorporating other assets 9. What you have left out of the portfolio and why Part III: Tailoring and Implementing the Rational Portfolio 10. Financial plans and the risks we take 11. Tax 12. Liquidity 13. Expenses 14. Products and implementation Part IV: Other Things to Think About 15. Pensions& Insurance 16. Apocalypse Investing 17. A wishlist to the financial sector 18. Conclusion Lars Kroijer was the CEO of Holte Capital Ltd, a London-based special situations hedge fund which he founded in 2002 before returning external capital in the spring of 2008. Prior to establishing Holte Capital, Lars served in the London office of HBK Investments. In addition, he previously worked at SC Fundamental and the investment banking division of Lazard Freres in New York. Lars graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard University and received a MBA from Harvard Business School. He is also the author of Money Mavericks (Pearson, 2010)