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Best Books for Investors: A Short Shelf - by Jason Zweig
Link to: Best Books for Investors
Here’s a list that I would still be comfortable with decades from now. Every book below has stood the test of time and, I’m confident, will remain useful for generations to come. You will quickly note that some aren’t even about investing. But they all will help teach you how to think more clearly, which is the only way to become a wiser and better investor.
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The books:
Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes and How to Correct Them
Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk
Common Sense on Mutual Funds
Triumph of the Optimists
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character)
"What Do You Care What Other People Think?": Further Adventures of a Curious CharacterThe Intelligent Investor (or for advanced readers,
Security Analysis)
How to Lie with StatisticsThinking, Fast and Slow
Manias, Panics, and Crashes
Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
A Random Walk Down Wall Street
Sceptical Essays
The Scientific Outlook
The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life
Where Are the Customers’ Yachts?
The Money Game
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