Books to Teach Yourself About Investing
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» Kirk - New Article
Please read the article Books to Teach Yourself About Investing and put your comments here.My goal was to pick 5 investment books new investors would be well served to read. I can change the article and books if someone can convince me here that there are other, better books for the list.
Feel free to make recommendations here on books to read after the first five are read.
By all means, please post positive and negative feedback on the article here also. I can only improve with good, objective feedback and so I appreciate it and am thankful to you for taking the time to offer it.
-- posted by Kirk
» SteveT - Kirk
I have not gotten around to reading the Ben Graham book, yet. The Wall Street Words book I do not have but maybe I should. I do have a Dictionary of finance & Investment terms from Barron's. It is OK but is not complete as far as some of the esoteric terms.The middle three I have read and can give them my highest recommendation. Nice job! Thank you.
-- posted by SteveT
» Felipe - Kirk
Good idea. I'm always looking for reading material in this area. I haven't read the books by Scott or Bogle (read several of Bogle's essays though).I'd come close to adding Peter Lynch's book, One up on Wall Street, though I wish he would update it with more than a new intro.
-- posted by Felipe
» Rande - Here's another good desk reference -- Barron's "Finance & Inve
Here's another good desk reference -- Barron's "Finance & Investment Handook" (by Downes & Goodman). Updated periodically, it has an excellent dictionary section plus a ton of reference material (contact information for major governement/regulatory agencies, information on major financial institutions, historical market data, a list of publicly traded companies and funds, stock symbols, etc.). Might be obsolete for some in the day of the Internet, but still a handy resource as far as I'm concerned.-- posted by Rande
» SteveT - Re: Update of 5 Books
In response to message posted by Kirk:I like the five original books and recommend them to all. I like the idea of an article with 5 new more advanced books.
I am interested in stock options as my wife has them were she works. The first issued will not be available to exercise for another two years. I wonder if the regulations will change regarding them before we have the opportunity to exercise? My two cents.
-- posted by SteveT
» bob90245 - Re: Update of 5 Books
In response to message posted by Kirk:I skimmed through The Bond Book. I found it very helpful. Other books I recommend are Stocks for the Long Run by Jeremy J. Siegel, The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko and Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes by Gary Belsky and Thomas Gilovich.
-- posted by bob90245
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