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Don't spend your time worrying whether you can beat the markets: you don't need to beat them to be a successful investor. By showing you how to build a simple and rational portfolio and tailor it to your specific needs, Investing Demystified will help you generate superior returns. With his straightforward and jargon-free advice, Lars Kroijer simplies the often complex world of finance and tells you everything you need to know - and everything that you don't need to worry about - in order to make the most from your investments. In Investing Demystified you will: * Discover the mix of stocks, bonds and cash needed for a top performing portfolio * Learn why the most broadly diversified and simplest portfolio makes the most sense * Understand the right level of risk for you and how this affects your investments * Find out why a low cost approach will yield benefits whilst leaving you with a higher quality portfolio * Understand the implications of tax and liquidity 'Lars Kroijer takes a refreshing look at how everyday people can improve their fortunes by taking some simple investing steps.



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Lars Kroijer

Mr. Kroijer (born 1972) is the author of "Money Mavericks - Confessions of a Hedge Fund Manager" (Financial Times Press) and "Investment Demystified - How to Invest Without Speculation and Sleepless Nights" (Financial Times Press) . He currently serves on the advisory board of various hedge funds based in London, Hong Kong, Mumbai, and Copenhagen, and Shipserv, a leading technology company in the shipping space.

Mr. Kroijer was the CIO of Holte Capital Ltd, a London-based market neutral special situations hedge fund which he founded in 2002 before returning external capital in the spring of 2008. Prior to establishing Holte Capital, Mr. Kroijer served in the London office of HBK Investments focusing on special situations investing and event-driven arbitrage. In addition, he previously worked at SC Fundamental, a value-focused hedge fund based in New York, and the investment banking division of Lazard Frères in New York. While in graduate school Mr. Kroijer held internships with the private equity firm Permira Advisors (then Schroder Ventures) and management consulting firm McKinsey & Co.

Mr. Kroijer graduated Magna cum Laude from Harvard University with a degree in economics and received a MBA from Harvard Business School.

A Danish national Mr. Kroijer lives in London and is married with twin daughters.



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