About the Book

Relieve the Stress of Investing

With The Empowered Investor: A Guide to Building Better Portfolios, author Keith Matthews answers the call for a clearly-written, intelligent guidebook for Canadians who want to learn how to invest wisely. Refreshingly free of jargon and hype, this straightforward guide cuts through the mixed messages often sent by the financial industry. The Empowered Investor is that rare find: an easy-to read finance and portfolio management book that offers a down-to earth treatment of a complex subject with an accessible style that will appeal to novices and experts alike.

Highlights include

  • Eight common investment pitfalls
  • Cutting-edge portfolio concepts and solutions
  • Investment truths that every savvy investor should know
  • The ten principles of successful investing
  • Advice on how to find a financial advisor who is right for you
"A book that should have a profound impact on Canada's investing landscape – a book that just may empower"

Jonathan Chevreau
The National Post

"Read it and sleep better"

Don Macdonald
The Montreal Gazette

"This engaging investment guide offers something different: a refreshingly straightforward take on how to invest your money wisely."

Neville Nankivell
Former editor-in-chief and publisher of The Financial Post