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Investing for Growth (Second Edition)
How to make money by only buying the best companies in the world
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Investing for Growth (Second Edition) by Terry Smith offers a succinct and strategic approach to successful investing: Buy good companies. Don't overpay. Do nothing. Too often, people make investing seem needlessly complex. In this anthology of essays and letters penned between 2010-2020, renowned fund manager Terry...
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Your ultimate guide to investing, an anthology of essays and letters debunking financial myths and setting you up for success.
Terry Smith delights in debunking the many myths of investing - and making the case for simply buying the best companies in the world.
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Investing for Growth (Second Edition) by Terry Smith offers a succinct and strategic approach to successful investing: Buy good companies. Don't overpay. Do nothing.
Too often, people make investing seem needlessly complex. In this anthology of essays and letters penned between 2010-2020, renowned fund manager Terry Smith takes pleasure in dismantling the various myths of investing, advocating for the straightforward strategy of acquiring the world's best companies.
These are businesses that generate significant cash flow and utilise it effectively. The outcome is a powerful compounding of returns that is nearly unbeatable. Moreover, these companies are time-tested, having endured the Great Depression and two world wars.
With his distinctive razor-sharp wit, Smith not only identifies what these high-quality companies look like and where to locate them (and how to detect impostors), but also discusses:
- Why you should avoid companies that abuse the English language
- How most share buybacks actually destroy value
- What investors can learn from the Tour de France
- Why ETFs are much riskier than most realise
- How ESG investors often end up with investments that are far from green or ethical
- His ten golden rules for investment
- And much, much more.
Supported by the analytical rigour that established his reputation with the cult classic, Accounting for Growth (1992), Investing for Growth provides an engaging and enlightening journey through critical investing topics, enriched with practical insights to make your money work for you.
No investor's bookshelf is complete without it.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781804093733
Publisher: Harriman House Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 10 March 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Harriman House Publishing
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 400
About the Author
Terry Smith became a stockbroker with W. Greenwell & Co in 1984 and was the top-rated bank analyst in London from 1984 to 1989. In 1990 he became head of UK company research at UBS Phillips & Drew, a position from which he was dismissed in 1992 following the publication of his bestselling book Accounting for Growth. He went on to build two broking businesses, Collins Stewart and Tullett Prebon, from where he retired in 2014 to concentrate on his new fund management venture, Fundsmith.
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