Why invest? This is the deceptively simple question that it’s difficult to start any guide to investing without asking.
So, when I sat down to write This is Money’s How to be a successful investor guide, I found myself tackling it.
Our new free PDF guide is designed to help both those new to investing and those who already invest.
The Barclays Equity Gilt Study measures long-term returns from different assets. This table shows the return above inflation from shares, bonds and cash over different time periods.
Finally, it’s true that investing does require a little work, but it is surprisingly easy to get started.
And that is the point of our guide: We lay out the essential things you need to know about investing. It is written to be easy to understand, and we have made it jargon-free.
The guide, which is sponsored by M&G, is short enough to be read in one sitting, but you can also keep it for reference when investing. Â
You can download it below for free, to read or print off. Please, tell us what you think.