Best Investing Books Ranked

Ranking 18 of the best investing books.

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I am not a professional investor and have never claimed to be. I'm an amateur investor sharing my experience of what I've learned, where I have had success, and where I've had failures. I share my thoughts on investing and performance with transparency. My approach and goal to investing is to buy high-quality long-term investments in world-class businesses that I call "compounders". I view my investments as businesses, not as stocks. Before creating content on YouTube full time I worked as a senior-level programmer for 8 years. Over the years as a programmer, I compounded my knowledge of development. I take the same iterative learning approach to my study of investing. I study investing as a craft in the continual pursuit of being better. I will make mistakes in investment decisions from time to time. Results are not guaranteed. Please do not blindly follow me into any investments, and make sure your portfolio and investments are built around your specific income, risk tolerance, personality, timeline, and overall circumstances.

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[LucianoBeowulf]

A few years ago I caught myself depressed and broke, my whole life changed when I came across the book "Hidden Galaxy Money Secrets"...but anyways thank you for sharing!

[andersoni]

Crazy how nobody talks about "9 Forbidden Rituals From Elon Musk", the system doesn't want people to know about this book...

[施維亭]

The fact that nobody talks about the forbidden book The Wealth Glitch: Cracking the Money Code speaks volumes about how people are stuck in a trance

[bahijarhafiri]

Engaging with books has significantly elevated my perspective on investing. True wealth isn't built through mere savings; financial freedom stems from strategic investments. I've learned that accumulating wealth hinges on making prudent investment decisions|

[TeresaR.Kenney]

we all know that tate hates books, but at the real world group chat someone mentioned the book The Wealth Glitch: Cracking the Money Code, and its absolutely life- changing

[danielsimonson]

The richest man in Babylon. A simple book on budgeting. For a beginner investor, it is great.

[chrimes]

My favorite book is 100 to 1 by Phelps - the books preaches finding a great business and never selling, which I think is exactly what Joseph preaches. It shows how dramatic returns can compound by holding a great stock for several decades - similar to Fisher’s book but I like it better and think it’s an easier read. Not sure if you read that one? But it’s definitely great (it can be a little outdated).

[villagecarpenter]

"The little book of common sense Investing" By John C. Bogle is a great book! I highly recommend it.

[escargot]

Rich Dad Poor Dad changed my life. I don’t care about how it has aged or how the author is perceived now. It has been one of the most impactful books i’ve ever read

[clouddeveloper]

Good list of books and I generally agree with the rankings. Here are a few that I would highly recommend: 100 Baggers, Money Masters of our Time, Sam Walton: Made in America, and Shoe Dog

[WanderingExistence]

The Psychology Of Money is probably my favorite easy to understand finance books. Housel's short stories are insightful, easy to digest and relate to. I just started reading Daniel Kahneman's Thinking Fast And Slow. Basically behavioral economics/ finance FTW. If you want a little bit more economics side of it, MIT professor Andrew Lo has Adaptive Markets (he also has an MIT open courseware lecture series that was filmed as the 2008 financial crisis was unfolding).

Another, although not as much investing/ finance applicable, Debt: The First 5, 000 Years by anthropologist David Graeber is a very important book for anybody interested in understanding the history of economics.

[Jekyll_Island_Creatures]

Books you should read/review. Thanks Joseph!

1. How I Found Freedom In An Unfree World by Harry Browne
2. The Simple Path To Wealth by J.L. Collins
3. Set For Life by Scott Trench

[JakeBroe]

You have to read When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management. Brilliant book covering one of the craziest financial events that took place in the 90s.

[thecapone]

I am very satisfied with your ranking of The Intelligent investor. I bought it solely because of the reputation it had, along with One Up on Wall St. The former was sort of bland and I honestly couldn’t wait until I finished it. The latter was very, very good and changed how I view investing. I think the B tier ranking you gave the intelligent investor was generous.
Rich dad poor dad was great, but I prefer The Unfair Advantage. Those books truly changed my life.
Robert Kiyosaki now… I can’t stand to watch his clips anymore.

[danielottenwalder]

I feel like the letters of warren buffet should be S tier I learned so much about business from them

[zogeoed]

Irrational Exuberance is a book that people need to read. Especially younger people. You will actually learn. It is not entertainment.

[JackSmith-wt]

Biggest winner mentality shift for me came after reading the book 25 Money Secrets From Donald Trump

[kp-mstz]

Surprised you haven’t read Poor Charlie’s Almanac”. The new edition is out as well. Deep look inside the mind of Charlie Munger. Just an amazing book.

[bigmoo]

Surprised you didn’t mention Investing for growth by Terry Smith as you’ve previously recommended it!!!
Also, Shoe Dog is a great read on what it takes to build a strong brand