Top Investing books recommended by experts

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Fundamentals of Investing

Understanding the concepts of Investing starts with understanding the fundamentals. On your way to mastery, it's crucial for you to understand how certain concepts were derived, and why things work like they do. Starting with these resources is the best way to do so.

The Intelligent Investor

The Intelligent Investor

The greatest investment advisor of the twentieth century, Benjamin Graham, taught and inspired people worldwide. Graham's philosophy of "value investing" -- which shields investors from substantial error and teaches them to develop long-term strategies -- has made The Intelligent Investor the stock market bible ever since its original publication in 1949. Over the years, market developments ha…

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Get Good with Money: Ten Simple Steps to Becoming Financially Whole

Get Good with Money: Ten Simple Steps to Becoming Financially Whole

Tiffany Aliche was a successful pre-school teacher with a healthy nest egg when a recession and advice from a shady advisor put her out of a job and into a huge financial hole. As she began to chart the path to her own financial rescue, the outline of her ten-step formula for attaining both financial security and peace of mind began to take shape. These principles have now helped more than one…

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The Most Important Thing: Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor

The Most Important Thing: Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor

Howard Marks, the chairman and cofounder of Oaktree Capital Management, is renowned for his insightful assessments of market opportunity and risk. After four decades spent ascending to the top of the investment management profession, he is today sought out by the world's leading value investors, and his client memos brim with insightful commentary and a time-tested, fundamental philosophy. Now…

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The Dhandho Investor: The Low-Risk Value Method to High Returns

The Dhandho Investor: The Low-Risk Value Method to High Returns

In a straightforward and accessible manner, The Dhandho Investor lays out the powerful framework of value investing. Written with the intelligent individual investor in mind, this comprehensive guide distills the Dhandho capital allocation framework of the business savvy Patels from India and presents how they can be applied successfully to the stock market. The Dhandho method expands on the g…

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The Warren Buffett Way

The Warren Buffett Way

The Warren Buffett Way is a book about investing, written for the investment world. It explores in great detail the nine tenants that Buffett has used in his investment history and explores the nuances of all of the major purchases he's made over the past fifty-something years.

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Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings

Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings

Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings by Philip A. Fischer is a timeless guide for investors on how to identify unique and promising opportunities in the stock market, focusing on long-term growth, financial strength, and management quality to achieve uncommon profits

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Specializations and Deeper Investing Knowledge

You've got your basics in order – time to move on to some advanced and specialized concepts. Investing is evolving every day, these books can help you master it.

Trading in the Zone: Master the Market with Confidence, Discipline, and a Winning Attitude

Trading in the Zone: Master the Market with Confidence, Discipline, and a Winning Attitude

Trading in the Zone introduces a whole new mental dimension to getting an edge on the market. Use it to leverage the power of the “zone” for unprecedented profit. Mark Douglas uncovers the underlying reasons for lack of consistency and helps traders overcome the ingrained mental habits that cost them money.

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