Recommended Reading

The reason to read these:  they’re remarkably useful.  
The reason to keep reading:  they’re fascinating.
(FYI, I may make a small commission if you buy the book, but that doesnt change your price)

  1. Investment Strategies for the 21st Century, Frank Armstrong – Great starting place; step by step explanations up to advanced concepts.  His bibliography points to readable, interesting classics.  Available as a book or free PDF
  2. The Power of Passive Investing, Richard A. Ferri, CFA, Well explained and documented proof for the superiority of passive investing.
  3. The Number: What Do You Need for the Rest of Your Life and What Will It Cost?, Lee Eisenberg, Examines why we don’t think about important financial issues or do anything about them.
  4. Common Sense on Mutual Funds, John Bogle and David Swenson – Strong case for index funds.  Bogle is a rare industry good guy – his nickname is Saint Jack.
  5. The Value of Money – Looking at yourself honestly in relation to money to get past greed, selfishness, addiction.
  6. The Retirement Savings Time Bomb—And How to Defuse It, Ed Slott, Floridly written but good advice about IRAs, 401k’s and tax issues.
  7. All About Asset Allocation, Richard A. Ferri, CFA, Good look at the different asset classes with some suggestions on how to implement inexpensively.
  8. Stop Acting Rich, Thomas Stanley, Ph.D., Entertaining and eye opening advice from studying millionaires for years, and how they got there.  Pop culture is dead wrong.
  9. The Millionaire Next Door, Thomas Stanley, Ph.D., Entertaining, and thought provoking.  What cars do millionaires buy?
  10. Don’t Count on It! – Reflections on investment illusions, capitalism, “mutual” funds, Indexing, entrepreneurship, idealism, and Heroes, John Bogle
  11. Just Give me the Answer$ – Good answers to many, many questions
  12. The Art of Choosing –Sheena Iyengar – Intriguing pursuit of how we choose
  13. The Road to Wealth, Suze Orman –Good for answering a wide range of financial questions.  Not good on investing (recommends the disastrous high leverage real estate approach).
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