Comments on: Recommended Reading Page

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 03:36:53 +0000

Hi one of my favourite investing books is
Winning the Loser’s Game (Hardcover)
by Charles D. Ellis. It advocates passive investing through index funds and ETF’s. His premise is that active investing is a loser’s game since an individual investor can’t compete with the resources and knowledge of professional investors. Passive investing minimizes the chance of errors which is often the best strategy for small investors.

By: Stephen Boyd

Stephen Boyd — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 00:29:40 +0000

I would add the Intelligent Investor by Graham, and Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits by Fisher, and Irrational Exuberance by Shiller, and last and most important, everything by Roger Lowenstein. He is hands down the best business writer going; “Origins of the Crash” “When Genius Failed” and “Buffet: Making of an American Capitalist”. Cheers!

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 16:10:27 +0000

Thanks!

By: TZ

TZ — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 15:35:06 +0000

The book that started me on personal finance (in 1993) was _The Money Companion (How to Manage Your Money and Achieve Financial Freedom)_ by Elaine Wyatt. Don’t know if it’s still published…

I also like two books written by Kurt Rosentreter: _Tax Smart Investing_ and _Rosentreter’s Rules_. His latest book was released in March 2005, called _Wealthbuilding_, but I haven’t had a chance to read it yet.

By: Steve Heath

Steve Heath — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 14:13:05 +0000

I’d throw the Naked Investor in there too. I wouldn’t call it an owner, one withdrawal from the library did it for me, but it is a good read to temper enthusiasm with caution.

By: Canadian Capitalist

Canadian Capitalist — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 02:46:20 +0000

Stingy: I’ve read both books by Lynch and both books by Graham (Ok, I tried reading Security Analysis ). I’ll check out the other book you suggested.

By: StingyJoe

StingyJoe — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 02:39:54 +0000

If you’re interested in how to pick stocks like Peter Lynch, “One Up on Wall Street” is a great read. I would also recommend “The Intelligent Investor” by Ben Graham and “The New Buffetology”.

Joe
http://www.StingyFinance.com