Investing Explained - The Accessible Guide to Building an Investment Portfolio

Investing can feel confusing, intimidating, and full of hidden traps, but it doesn't have to be.

In Investing Explained, Matthew Partridge shows you how to take control of your portfolio and make confident, well-informed decisions. With his experience as a financial economist and market commentator, he explains how changes in technology, regulation and access to information have opened the door for private investors to compete on a level playing field with the professionals.

Updated with new chapters on cryptocurrency and ethical investing, this clear, practical guide helps you understand the fundamentals, avoid common mistakes and build a strategy that works for you, whatever your level of experience.

Themes include: investing for beginners, stock market basics, cryptocurrency, ethical investing, financial literacy

About the author

Matthew Partridge is a Senior Writer for MoneyWeek magazine, Britain's leading weekly personal finance and investment magazine, based in London, UK. He previously worked for Citigroup, Lehman Brothers and an economics consultancy, and has a PhD in Economic History from the London School of Economics.

Product details

• Authors: Matthew Partridge
• Publisher: Kogan Page
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 03.08.2026
• EAN: 9781398628977
• ISBN: 978-1-3986-2897-7
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance > Money, bank, stock market; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration; Personal finance, Business & Economics / Investments & Securities / Stocks, Business & Economics / Personal Finance / Investing, Finance & accounting, Investment & securities, Investment and securities, Finance and accounting