Books by Alvin Hall

Whether you are saving for a particular goal, planning towards retirement or simply maximising your capital, financial guru Alvin Hall helps you to:Make more informed choices about your investments.Learn basic analysis techniques to minimize risk and maximize reward.Understand your own risk tolerance and find an investment style that suits your personality and circumstances.Investing in the stock market can be a complex business, but with practical examples and clear definitions, Alvin makes it a highly accessible one, regardless of your investment experience. Fully revised and updated with the latest financial information, The Stock Market Explained provides easy comparisons of the features, benefits, rewards and risks among the different asset classes. This is the ultimate guide to feeling more comfortable (and smarter) about your investment decisions.

When it comes to your retirement, it s easy to stick your head in the sand thinking you are too young, too busy and too cash-strapped to worry about the future. Or maybe you're discouraged by all the bad news about pensions? But as the nation s favourite money man explains, even the recession is no excuse to stop planning ahead.But where do you start?And who should you trust?In this step-by-step guide to pensions and building financial security, Alvin Hall separates the myths from the realities, and shows how a little planning and action today will empower you tomorrow. From the very first step of visualising your retirement, to creating a sound and flexible investment plan that allows you to make the most of your money whatever your circumstances.Plan Now, Retire Happy is the essential guide for anyone wanting a happy future. Whether you are 20 or 60 and whatever your retirement dreams, picking up this book is the first step to achieving them.

A fully updated edition of the hugely successful What Not To Spend - this is the ultimate guide to managing your money from the nation's favourite money man. Are you desperate to get a grip on your finances but don't know where to start?Does it seem impossible to think about saving in the current climate?Have you tried to budget in the past and failed?No matter what your attitude to money or how you've handled your finances in the past, this is the only guide you need to get back on track. Alvin's tried and tested advice takes you through step-by-step, from clearing debt and managing credit, to saving, budgeting and planning for the future. Fully up-to-date with sections on how to save when things are tight, and how to deal with redundancy, Alvin's simple, straightalking style provides the perfect antidote to the doom and gloom of news reports.By tackling money matters head on, you really can spend a bit less and live a lot more.Chapters include:-What is your money personality?-Clearing debt - the knockout method-The mortgage maze-Getting started with shares-Planning for the great beyondand much, much more...

Years of experience working to help resolve the money difficulties of many individuals and families has taught Alvin Hall one crucial insight: our financial status has little to do with the amount of money we earn. The real factor that determines our success or failure with money is how we handle the various emotions and relationships that impact the decisions we make about money. Our response to these complicated emotional issues actually has the ability to make or break our economic security, but now Alvin is on hand with his famous straight-from-the-hip advice to ensure we control our finances - no matter what the underlying issue. With practical and workable tools grounded in reality, Alvin shows us how to make sure the money we work hard to earn works hard for us, and sets us a clear pathway for long-term financial success.