Simple Investing For Absolute Beginners: Three Easy To Understand Steps That Get You Investing

By Stuart Welch

You know you should be investing. You've known for a while, actually.

Maybe a few years. You've half-listened to conversations about ISAs and index funds and thought yes, I really must look into that. And then you haven't.

This book is for you.

Written by someone who ran the businesses you invest through

Stuart Welch spent twenty-five years at the heart of UK financial services - as Chief Executive of NatWest Stockbrokers, CEO of TD Direct Investing, and Global Head of Personal Investing at Fidelity International. He has seen, from the inside, exactly how the investment industry works - and exactly how it talks to ordinary people. Too often, that conversation is more complicated than it needs to be. This book is his attempt to fix that.

What's insideWhy you haven't started yet - the real reasons intelligent people delay, named plainly and dismantled one by oneWhat investing actually is - and why leaving your money in a savings account is quietly costing you more than you thinkISAs explained clearly - the single best starting point for UK investors, with a step-by-step guide to choosing a platform and opening an accountThe truth about risk - why markets will fall, why that's fine, and why the investors who stay calm are the ones who come out aheadCompound growth - why starting with 25 a month today beats waiting until you have moreHow the industry really works - a frank look from the inside at why investing feels complicated, and who benefits from thatInvesting for the next generation - how to give children or grandchildren a financial head startYour pension and your ISA - how the two fit together and what to checkThree steps that make you an investor - by the end of this book, you won't just understand investing. You'll be doing it.

You don't need thousands of pounds. You don't need a financial degree. You need 25 a month and less than an hour.

Every year you wait is a year of growth you'll never get back. The door was never locked. It was just a bit stiff, and nobody bothered to oil it.

This book will oil it.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1067649905
• ISBN13: 9781067649906
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Huttons Publishing
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"