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ONLY THE BEST Stock-Market Investing Books!
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The Only Guide to a Winning Investment Strategy You'll Ever Need: The Way Smart Money Invests TodayThe Only Guide to a Winning Investment Strategy You'll Ever Need: The Way Smart Money Invests Today by Larry E. Swedroe
Buy new: $17.13 / Used from: $4.86
This is the place to start. Great argument for Index funds. The majority of individual investors and mutual funds do WORSE than the S&P 500 index. Sage warnings.
Stocks for the Long Run : The Definitive Guide to Financial Market Returns and Long-Term Investment StrategiesStocks for the Long Run : The Definitive Guide to Financial Market Returns and Long-Term Investment Strategies by Jeremy J. Siegel
Buy used from: $1.64
a Classic. Every investor should read this one. If you must buy individual stocks (rather than index mutual funds), you'll do much better if you hold them long term. The research proves it. The more you trade, the more money you lose.
The Neatest Little Guide to Stock Market InvestingThe Neatest Little Guide to Stock Market Investing by Jason Kelly
Buy new: $9.75 / Used from: $6.72
The Five Rules for Successful Stock Investing: Morningstar's Guide to Building Wealth and Winning in the MarketThe Five Rules for Successful Stock Investing: Morningstar's Guide to Building Wealth and Winning in the Market by Pat Dorsey
Buy new: $11.02 / Used from: $6.99
This is the best guide to fundamental analysis I've found. Also includes valuable chapters on the ins and outs of each sector such as energy and consumer goods.
Rule #1: The Simple Strategy for Successful Investing in Only 15 Minutes a Week!Rule #1: The Simple Strategy for Successful Investing in Only 15 Minutes a Week! by Phil Town
Buy new: $16.50 / Used from: $2.36
This is essential reading, even if his method has some problems.
A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing (Revised and Updated)A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing (Revised and Updated) by Burton G. Malkiel
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $8.83
A Classic. Must read.
Getting Started in Options (Getting Started In.....)Getting Started in Options (Getting Started In.....) by Michael C. Thomsett
Buy used from: $6.98
Good place to start with options
The Options PlaybookThe Options Playbook by Brian Overby and TradeKing
Buy used from: $68.95
Good for beginners
Jim Cramer's Real Money: Sane Investing in an Insane WorldJim Cramer's Real Money: Sane Investing in an Insane World by James J. Cramer
Buy new: $17.16 / Used from: $0.01
Worth reading. Lots of interesting anecdotes. Inspirational, and he gives some timely warnings too.
Fire Your Stock Analyst: Analyzing Stocks On Your OwnFire Your Stock Analyst: Analyzing Stocks On Your Own by Harry Domash
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $5.74
One of the best guides to fundamental analysis
The Random Walk Guide to Investing: Ten Rules for Financial SuccessThe Random Walk Guide to Investing: Ten Rules for Financial Success by Burton G. Malkiel
Buy new: $15.61 / Used from: $0.74
Recommended
The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing. A Book of Practical Counsel (Revised Edition)The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing. A Book of Practical Counsel (Revised Edition) by Benjamin Graham
Buy new: $14.95 / Used from: $9.22
from the Godfather of value investing. A lot of this one is kind of outdated, such as the comparison of stocks to bonds, but it's still a classic
Stock Investing For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance))Stock Investing For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance)) by Paul Mladjenovic
Buy new: $20.89 / Used from: $1.06
good one for beginners
One Up On Wall Street : How To Use What You Already Know To Make Money In The MarketOne Up On Wall Street : How To Use What You Already Know To Make Money In The Market by Peter Lynch
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $3.99
The Bible of Options Strategies: The Definitive Guide for Practical Trading StrategiesThe Bible of Options Strategies: The Definitive Guide for Practical Trading Strategies by Guy Cohen
Buy new: $40.94 / Used from: $34.95
Good resource
Stocks Bonds Options FuturesStocks Bonds Options Futures by Stuart R. Veale
Buy new: $20.38 / Used from: $0.07
Good guide to Wall Street
How To Make Money In Stocks: A Winning System in Good Times or Bad, 3rd EditionHow To Make Money In Stocks: A Winning System in Good Times or Bad, 3rd Edition by William O'Neil
Buy used from: $0.51
Growth strategy
Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings (Wiley Investment Classics)Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings (Wiley Investment Classics) by Philip A. Fisher
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $9.34
Great book on investing from a master
Predicting the Markets of Tomorrow: A Contrarian Investment Strategy for the Next Twenty YearsPredicting the Markets of Tomorrow: A Contrarian Investment Strategy for the Next Twenty Years by James P. O'Shaughnessy
Buy used from: $0.12
Value approach
The New Buffettology: The Proven Techniques for Investing Successfully in Changing Markets That Have Made Warren Buffett the World's Most Famous InvestorThe New Buffettology: The Proven Techniques for Investing Successfully in Changing Markets That Have Made Warren Buffett the World's Most Famous Investor by Mary Buffett
Buy new: $21.60 / Used from: $7.99
Warren Buffett: The King of Value investing
Martin Zweig's Winning on Wall StreetMartin Zweig's Winning on Wall Street by Martin Zweig
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $3.22
American Association of Individual Investors rates his strategy highly
You Can Be a Stock Market Genius: Uncover the Secret Hiding Places of Stock Market ProfitsYou Can Be a Stock Market Genius: Uncover the Secret Hiding Places of Stock Market Profits by Joel Greenblatt
Buy new: $10.80 / Used from: $4.24
Contrarian Investment Strategies - The Next GenerationContrarian Investment Strategies - The Next Generation by David Dreman
Buy new: $21.28 / Used from: $1.90
Good book on investing in currently undervalued stocks
Investment Fables: Exposing the Myths of "Can't Miss" Investment StrategiesInvestment Fables: Exposing the Myths of "Can't Miss" Investment Strategies by Aswath Damodaran
Buy new: $23.09 / Used from: $16.89
A worthwhile read
The Complete Idiot's Guide to EconomicsThe Complete Idiot's Guide to Economics by Tom Gorman
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $3.06
Find out how the economy works. Essential for predicting market trends.
The Strategic Bond Investor : Strategies and Tools to Unlock the Power of the Bond MarketThe Strategic Bond Investor : Strategies and Tools to Unlock the Power of the Bond Market by Anthony Crescenzi
Buy new: $23.07 / Used from: $12.00
Advanced bond investing