Financial guru and renowned broadcaster Alvin Hall explains how to get smarter with our money in these difficult economic times. He presents a beginner’s guide to stocks, shares and other investment choices. Investing in stocks and shares can be a complicated affair, but Hall uses practical examples to simply explain how you can make more informed choices, learn basic techniques to maximise reward, understand your own tolerance to risk and assess what investments suit you best.

Hall is an internationally known financial educator, broadcaster, author and columnist. In the UK, he is best known for hosting for five years the award-winning BBC series Your Money or Your Life, in which he helped people to take control of their finances. Hall lives in New York and is flying over to the UK to be at the festival.