Top Ten Investments to Beat the Crunch!: Invest Your Way to Success even in a Downturn

This updated edition has a new introduction highlighting the dramatic changes in the economic landscape since the publication of The Top Ten Investments For the Next Ten Years hardback in 2008. 

We are all living longer, pensions are going to be woefully inadequate for most of us and the difficult and unpredictable financial markets look set to prevail for a while yet. 

But successful investment really is not that complicated or difficult.  Jim Mellon and Al Chalabi demystify the process of investment and let you in on a few of their BigIdeas - whilst you work out a few of your own.

It’s time for you to secure a rich and rewarding financial future by making wise and shrewd investments today.

Chapter 1                    Why are We Here?

Chapter 2                    Getting Your House in Order

Chapter 3                    Real Estate

Chapter 4                    Stocks & Mutual Funds

Chapter 5                    Bonds & Cash

Chapter 6                    The BRIC Economies

Chapter 7                    Commodities & Collectables

Chapter 8                    Green Investments

Chapter 9                    DiagnosticGrid

Chapter 10                  Summary

                                    Glossary

Appendix A                How to Prepare Your Household Budget

Appendix B                How to Open a Brokerage Account

Some of the many reviews for the first edition:

"Packed with wise, practical advice, this book puts in plain English what every investor needs to know." - Alexandra Harney, former South China Correspondent, The Financial Times

"...a timely, practical reminder that it's never too late to start investing for tomorrow"

"Worried people may benefit from reading [the book]…which offers practical solutions for investing in tomorrow.” - Pensions Age, February 2008)

  “…the book’s main benefit was to show me that the mysteries of investment…lie within my grasp.” - Financial World