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Finance, Investing, and Economics Reading List

16 July 2007 9 Comments

The following are books I have read and am currently reading.

These books focus on a wide variety of finance, investing, and economics topics. I have learned a great deal by reading and studying a variety of information, including many books.

Many of these books are highly recommended by investment professionals and academics. I hope you will learn more by reading and enjoying these books.

Currently Reading:
1. The Partnership: The Making of Goldman Sachs - Charles Ellis

Finished Reading:
1. The Practitioner’s Guide to Investment Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Finance - Jerilyn Castillo and Peter McAniff

2. The Wall Street Journal Guide to Understanding Personal Finance - Kenneth Morris

3. High Probability trading - Marcel Link

4. Empire of Debt: The Rise of an Epic Financial Crisis - William Bonner

5. Reminiscences of a Stock Operator - Edwin Lefevre

6. Maestro : Greenspan’s Fed and the American Boom - Bob Woodward

7. Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings - Philip Fisher

8. One Up On Wall Street : How To Use What You Already Know To Make Money In The Market - Peter Lynch

9. The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing. A Book of Practical Counsel - Benjamin Graham

10. Irrational Exuberance - Robert Shiller | Related Blog Post

11. When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management - Roger Lowenstein | Related Blog Post

12. Monkey Business: Swinging Through the Wall Street Jungle - John Rolfe and Peter Troob | Related Blog Post

13. The Intelligent Asset Allocator: How to Build Your Portfolio to Maximize Returns and Minimize Risk - William Bernstein

14. Liar’s Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street - Michael Lewis | Liar’s Poker Blog Post

15. The Four Pillars of Investing: Lessons for Building a Winning Portfolio - William Bernstein

16. The Only Guide to a Winning Investment Strategy You’ll Ever Need: The Way Smart Money Invests Today - Larry Swedroe

17. All About Asset Allocation - Richard Ferri

18. The New Market Wizards: Conversations with America’s Top Traders - Jack D Schwager

19. The Interpretation of Financial Statements - Benjamin Graham

20. Damn, it Feels Good to Be a Banker: And Other Baller Things You Only Get to Say If You Work On Wall Street - Leveraged Sellout

21. Market Wizards: Interviews with Top Traders - Jack D Schwager | Related Posts: Larry Hite, Marty Schwartz

Daily Reading
1. Economist
2. Bloomberg
3. FINalternatives
4. Wall Street Oasis
5. NYT Deal Book
6. Seeking Alpha
7. WSJ Deal Journal
8.

I hope this provides you with a good idea of the types of books I am reading. Feel free to leave a comment with any of your favorite finance books or recommended texts.

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9 Comments »

  • Chuck Jackson said:

    Interesting blog, and good reading list. Your current reading list is very similar to mine. You might consider the following:

    Bogleheads guide to investing, by Taylor Larimore, et. al.

    All About Index Funds, by Richard A. Ferri. Very in-depth analysis of the different market indices and pseudo-indices. Not a directory of funds, but a detailed analysis of the ins and outs of investing in indices.

    Asset Allocation, Roger Gibson.

    Good luck with your schooling and career.

    Regards,
    - Chuck Jackson

  • Matt said:

    Thanks for the additions Chuck. I have wanted to read these books too, but haven’t added them to the “official list.” I suggest that you visit the bogleheads forum at http://diehards.org/forum/index.php. But you probably already do.

  • EverythingFinance said:

    Thats a good list.
    http://finance.yahoo.com is a good daily read too.

    -http://www.everythingfinanceblog.com/

  • Matt (author) said:

    Everything Finance - I updated the reading list to include Yahoo Finance.

  • Max said:

    Hi - just wanted to say good design and blog -

  • Matt (author) said:

    Thanks Max, I’m glad you enjoy the blog.

  • Trading With Common Sense said:

    Great list. I thought Irrational Exhuberance by Robert Schiller just about sums everything up at the moment. One of the problems we have at the moment today is that there are so few people around who have actually been through something remotely like this before and as such if we don’t understand fully how we all screwed up and got into this mess then how the heck can we make sure we get it sorted properly and don’t repeat the exercise?

  • Matt (author) said:

    Trading with Common Sense - Thanks for your comment. I agree that it is very interesting that no matter how many market panics there over time people still repeat the same mistakes. I think part of the reason is the short-term thinking that is rewarded in the investment community. Generally managers that take the long view and are not making quick profits and keeping up with competition have difficulty succeeding. Those that are so short-term focused may not be as aware of dynamic nature of the markets and panics.

  • Wyatt Richardson said:

    i am into Business and Financing. it is really very interesting how to make money both online and offline.’.”

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