I'm huge on investing. I believe building wealth is extremely important and 18 is a great time to start. Therefore, I would recommend "The simple path to wealth" and "The little book of common sense investing".
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I'm huge on investing. I believe building wealth is extremely important and 18 is a great time to start. Therefore, I would recommend "The simple path to wealth" and "The little book of common sense investing".
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The Little Book of Common Sense Investing by John Bogle
I can't give just one, but here are a few that had a strong influence on me: "12 Rules for Life" by Jordan Peterson, "Why Switzerland?" Jonathan Steinberg, "Little Book of Common Sense Investing" by John C. Bogle, "A Random Walk Down Wall Street" by Butron Malkiel, "Liberalismus" by Ludwig von Mises, "Meditations" by Marcus Aurelius, "A Treatise of Human Nature" by David Hume, "Thinking, Fast and Slow" by Daniel Kahneman, "The Law" by Frédéric Bastiat, "Autobiography" by Benjamin Franklin, "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine, "Gespräche mit Goethe" by Johann Peter Eckermann, "Walden" by Henry David Thoreau, "The Old Regime and the Revolution" Alexis de Tocqueville, "On Liberty" by John Stuart Mill, "A Treatise on Political Economy" by Jean-Baptiste Say, "The Man Versus the State" by Herbert Spencer, "The Revolt of the Masses" by José Ortega y Gasset, "Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy" by Joseph Alois Schumpeter, "The Logic of Scientific Discovery" by Karl Popper, "The Machinery of Freedom" by David Friedman, "On Power" Bertrand de Jouvenel, "1984" by George Orwell, "The State" by Anthony de Jasay, "Sketched With the Quill" by Andrzej Bobkowski, "My Correct Views on Everything" by…
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Here is a good list: http://www.bogleheads.org/readbooks.htm General Investing # The Four Pillars of Investing - by William ("Bill") Bernstein. # Wise Investing Made Simple or The Only Guide to a Winning Investment Strategy You'll Ever Need - by Larry Swedroe # The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing - by Taylor Larimore, Mel Lindauer, and Michael LeBoeuf # All About Asset Allocation - by Rick Ferri # The Informed Investor - by Frank Armstrong # The Little Book of Common Sense Investing - by John "Jack" Bogle # The Coffeehouse Investor - by Bill Schultheis. Investor Behavior # Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes And How To Correct Them - by Gary Belsky and Thomas Gilovich # Your Money and Your Brain: How the New Science of Neuroeconomics Can Help Make You Rich - by Jason Zweig # Rational Investing in Irrational Times: How to Avoid the Costly Mistakes Even Smart People Make Today - by Larry Swedroe Financial History # Against the Gods and Capital Ideas - by Peter L. Bernstein # Devil Take the Hindmost: A History of Financial Speculation - by Edward Chancellor # A Random Walk Down Wall Street - by Burton Malkiel…
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