Books

Michael Mauboussin, Chief Investment Strategist of Legg Mason, details how the psychology and process of decision-making leads to either successful or disastrous investment decisions. If you’ve ever lost money in the markets, this is a must read.

Robert Hagstrom will challenge the way you think in his underappreciated investing classic. Learn how to connect the dots and find true hidden opportunities before the rest of the pack with this must read.

Are you lucky, great…both, or none of the above? Nassim Nicholas Taleb weaves numerous entertaining tales with his unique (and highly successful!) approach to analyzing success, failure, and how to put the odds in your favor in markets.

The original speculator, Jesse Livermore was a successful speculator during the bull markets of the first half of the 20th century. But he didn’t make his biggest wins until the Panic of 1907 and Stock Market Crash of 1929. His life and strategies are detailed in this classic.

Michael Lewis firsthand experience during the meteoric rise and equally quick fall of Solomon Brothers. An insightful classic that lays out the Wall Street’s ugly side and many conflicts of interest. A must read for any investor.

At the end of the day, investing is owning businesses. There’s no one better than leading technology consultant, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist, Geoffrey Moore, takes an insightful look into how businesses succeed and fail.

Investing, and learning about investing, can be fun! The legendary “middle column” of the Wall Street Journal proves that every day. This book is the best of the best when it comes to interesting financially related (most of the time) thoughts.

From to the Manhattan Project to advanced quantum theory, Dr. Richard Feynman takes you through his intriguing and eventful life and the lessons he learned the hard (and intensely humorous) way.

Learn the hard lessons of risk-taking right along with world’s leading financial minds.

Alchemy of Finance: Reading the Mind of the Market

George Soros, who BusinessWeek describes as the “Man who Moves Markets," has become one of the most successful speculators in history. Soros’ insights, ideas, and advice will teach even the most advanced investor many invaluable lessons.

There couldn’t be a timelier book. One of the “Man who Broke the Bank of England’s” numerous books should be on every investor’s bookshelf. In this insightful and philosophical treatise, Soros lays out how we got here, the true impact of the crisis, and how the world is going to get out of it.

China is set to become the world’s next economic superpower. China saves for the future, invests in itself, and its economy has been growing at 9% per year for the past 30 years. China still offers unlimited potential that you can't pass up. Jim Rogers, the man who called the bull run in commodities back in 1999, show how to take advantage of some of the most profitable investment opportunities of the next 20 years.

Warren Buffett reveals all in this must-read for any investor, business owner, or manager. Buffett has invested his way to become one of the richest men in the world and his views on business and how they should be run are spot on. This book takes his no-nonsense perspectives and financial sense and proves how great of a genius he is in a very understated way that is classic Buffett.

You're Broke Because You Want to Be: How to Stop Getting By and Start Getting Ahead

Over 40% of families spend more than they earn. They knowing (or too often, unknowingly) put themselves in a bind. They are underwater. In this book, Larry Wingit tells how he grew up poor, made and lost a fortune, and worked his way back to become a multi-millionaire. Larry’s stories are a great reminder of how to live financially conservatively and achieve financial independence.