The Daily Telegraph Guide to Investing ─ The Straightforward Guide That Professional Investors Don't Want You to Have

From fine wines and vintage cars to car parks and cryptocurrencies, this is your complete guide to the fast-growing niches and reliable opportunities that could help you boost your bank balance. It's not all about the investment opportunity, sometimes the available tax breaks and smart investment vehicles can be the difference between making a profit or losing your stake. Find out about all the support available to investors, and how to take advantage of Government schemes to protect those who make riskier investments. From proven money-makers, such as classic cars, which saw value spike 40pc in 2014 alone, to more unusual ventures, such as brand new battery technologies, tipped to explode in the coming five years, The Daily Telegraph Guide to Investing will ensure you find the right place - and the safest way - to invest your money.

Rebecca Burn-Callander is enterprise editor at the Daily Telegraph. A journalist with 10 years on the business beat, she writes about anything from entrepreneurs to technology start-ups, investment opportunities to economics. Former web editor of Management Today Magazine, she is one of Gorkana's top 100 UK journalists to follow on Twitter.