In Ireland, as a result of the banking and property bust in 2008, we are now aware that learning how to save and invest is not a luxury in life: it is a crucial part of our lives, and we need to be more informed. The disaster that was wreaked on people’s savings and investments (and lives) in the last eight years, and the personal traumas inflicted, need not have happened if people had understood how to invest. That we learn little about even the basics of saving and investing in school or university is part of the problem. This booklet is aimed at providing you with a good understanding of what sound investing is all about.
