This book is for DIY investors who want to be better equipped to focus on sound, as opposed to doubtful, investments and to discriminate between them. This book is also useful to investors who like to evaluate the advice given to them by financial planners and advisers.
Connelly gives an overview of investment areas such as shares, managed funds and property. It looks at investment approaches to avoid, monitoring and administering the private portfolio and support for the small investor.
Connelly also discusses nominal and real returns, the importance of having realistic expectations of returns and whether individuals are best advised to leave the crucial matter of asset allocation to professional managers.