A new video series for first-time investors

Welcome to a new series of videos for first-time investors from The Evidence-Based Investor — Getting Started with Jonathan Hollow.

As the name implies, the series aims to help you take that first step on your investment journey. As with many things in life, the first step is often the hardest, and people come up with all sorts of excuses for putting it off.

Jonathan, who is the co-author, with TEBI founder Robin Powell, of the award-winning book How to Fund the Life You Want, will answer, over the course of 12 videos, some of the most important questions that new investors need to address.

In this first video, Should I invest in shares?, he looks at why we should invest in the equity markets at all. The simple answer, for the vast majority of us, is that we have no choice — we have to invest in equities to fund our chosen to lifestyle, and to ensure we don’t run out of money in later life.

Yes, all investing involves risk, but not investing, and not investing enough, represent far bigger risks. If you don’t earn a sufficient return on your capital as it accumulates throughout your life, you could be storing up huge problems for your future self.