Let the best books about investing complement articles, tutorials and classes for lifelong learning. These are excellent books for everyone. Make them a part of your learning how to invest.
There is no shortage of investing books, but here are some investing books worth reading. Warning! Many investing books appeal to our worst instincts with a speculative strategy. The problem is that most investors don’t know how to recognize this as a losing strategy until they’ve learned the common sense principles about saving and investing—that should be taught to everyone in school, but they aren’t. It falls on us to learn this ourselves from selected good books and websites like this one.
Here are some book recommendations and other resources to keep you moving forward. Some of these authors have written several books. You’re in good hands with any books by any of these authors!
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Best Books On Investing if you are just starting
These are quick easy reads if you only have an inkling of interest in saving and investing, but know you should. Saving comes before investing, so most of these focus on starting with a sound financial lifestyle.
If You Can: How Millennials Can Get Rich Slowly by one of the best investment authors of our time: William Bernstein. In 2014 he wrote a gem to guide both the young—and not so young—investor through the five hurdles that threaten to spoil their dreams. It’s available for free as a PDF that you can read in an hour or two. Or, buy from Amazon if you prefer paperback, or to give it as a wedding, birthday, or graduation gift.
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On My Own Two Feet, Manisha Thakor and Sharon Kedar, 2013. All of America needs to master the basics of personal finance and investing, and these authors aim particularly at young women. But, no young man should hesitate to read this book and master the same concepts! It’s a short easy read. Read reviews and buy on Amazon.
The Only Investment Guide You’ll Ever Need, Andrew Tobias, 2016. This is the book that first grabbed me. It’s been updated many times. I’m particularly fond of the chapter titled: A Penny Saved Is Two Pennies Earned. Read reviews and buy on Amazon.
