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Learn To Invest in ETFs & Stocks

Alongside a Professional Investor

I created The Private Investor to be a live investing cohort for people who want a disciplined, evidence-based approach to building wealth — with no hype, gimmicks, or rented Lamborghinis.

This is a live class spanning six weeks so spaces are limited. Reserve your spot below to get early access.

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What's Inside the Program

A structured path to investing with conviction

I.
ETF Foundation Strategy
Build a core portfolio using low-cost ETFs strategically based on data-backed financial principles.
II.
Rigorous Stock Analysis
Understand how to spot red flags and analyse the performance of a business using the financial statements and robust framework models.
III.
Investor Psychology
The lessons learned over a decade trading the markets for a living and how to negate the biases using proven methods.
IV.
Risk Management Framework
Position sizing, portfolio construction, and knowing when to sit on your hands. The unglamorous skills that actually protect your capital.
V.
Live Cohort Access
Learn inside a small, committed group. Ask questions, review holdings, and get direct feedback — not a lonely course library.
VI.
Ongoing Updates
Markets change. The program evolves. Cohort members get every future update at no additional cost.

Selected Track Record

Ideas backed by real results

Afentra
+96%
in 9 months
McBride
+297%
in 10 months
Burford Capital
Short Call
Before Muddy Waters
Thomas Cook
Public Warning
Before administration

Past performance is not indicative of future results. Nothing here constitutes financial advice. Investing involves risk and you may get back less than you invest. Capital is always at risk.

What fellow investors and traders are saying about Michael...

Who Is Michael Taylor

Michael Taylor — Finfluencer of the Year 2024
Michael Taylor
Professional Investor · Author · Columnist

Michael has traded his own capital for a living since 2016. He has no employer, no fund, no investors, and understands the challenges retail investors face.

He is very open about his failures, including losing over £30,000 in a single month in 2017, and is now regularly featured in the national press.

Finfluencer of the Year 2024
Finfluencer Awards
Published in FT, MoneyWeek, The Telegraph & The Times
National financial press
TEDx Speaker
Investing & financial independence
Author — How to Make 6 Figures in Stocks
Published investing book
Journalist of the Year — Shortlisted
Small Cap Awards 2020
242,000 Followers
@shiftingshares on Instagram

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