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Be Your Own Financial Adviser: Manage your finances successfully through good times and bad

Jonquil Lowe author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Pearson Education Limited

Published:26th Aug '24

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The essential guide to making better financial decisions

 Navigating the financial industry isn't easy. While there are no shortage of commercials, advertisements, mail, email and marketing calls to entice you to take out loans, buy insurance and invest your money, choosing which of these products is right for you can be difficult. Sound financial planning requires a systematic strategy. 

This book will empower you to take control of your finances, helping you to make well-informed, confident decisions to achieve your financial goals and avoid pitfalls, equipping you with the strategy and tools you need to do so.

Through Be Your Own Financial Adviser's practical guidance, examples and case studies, you'll learn how to:

  •  Develop the skills of financial planning and wealth management, similar to those used by financial advisers
  • Maximise your chances of achieving financial security
  • Weather times of economic hardship
  • Spot and avoid financial scams

This edition adds new content on financial planning during turbulent times, open banking and cryptocurrencies, as well as a new chapter on avoiding scams. 

Supplementary material is available for download from Pearson.

"Be Your Own Financial Adviser serves as a beacon for those seeking to demystify the financial planning process and undertake a more informed and autonomous role in their financial affairs. It's a brilliant contribution to the collective effort of fostering a more inclusive, transparent, and empowering financial planning culture." Steve Conley, Founder & Chief Executive at The Academy of Life Planning Ltd


"Be Your Own Financial Adviser is exactly what I’ve been advising my Personal Finance students, and also the financial regulator for years. This is a fantastic book that I cannot more highly recommend." Professor Nirmala Lee, Head of Subject, London Metropolitan University


"If this book was part of the national curriculum and its contents were more widely adopted, we would all be much better off." Dr Isaac Tabner, Senior Lecturer in Finance, University of Stirling


"A comprehensive guide for personal financial planning! It offers practical insight for navigating various personal finance challenges." Dr Gbenga Adamolekun, Assistant Professor in Finance, Edinburgh Napier University

ISBN: 9781292458397

Dimensions: 225mm x 150mm x 12mm

Weight: 460g

304 pages

2nd edition