Bogleheads

[660ky612]

The Global-Investor Book of Investing Rules: Invaluable Advice from 150 Master Investors
by Philip Jenks and Stephen Eckett (Hardcover - Feb 13, 2002)

http://www.amazon.com/Global-I....amp;sr=1-1

Characteristics:
o Not just limited to the "Passive Index Investing's" school of thought, hence might be guilty.
o ebook version available

[mickeyd]

No investment books now. I'm currently reading The Gates of the Alamo, which has no investing advice so far.

I subscribe to about 6-8 industry magazines monthly that tend to pile up from time to time. Occasionally, I zero in on reducing the size of that pile to a more manageable level. That's what I'm reading now. Should take me another week or so if I stay at it.
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mickeyd

In Dire Need of: Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. (Not necessarily in that order)

[NAVigator]

I just finished "Live It Up without Outliving Your Money!" by Paul Merriman.

I am currently reading "The Bond Bible" by Marilyn Cohen and "Your Complete Retirement Planning Road Map" by Ed Slott.

Jerry
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"I was born with nothing, and I have most of it left."

[Jazzman]

I'm reading "The Little Book of COMMON SENSE INVESTING" by John Bogle.

[mwgr5]

I'm currently rereading four pillars.
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Matt
www.sharpeinvesting.com

[bob90245]

I'm currently reading Master Your Money Type by Jordan Goodman. Having only briefly skimmed through the book, I haven't yet decided if I'm a Coaster or a Squirrel.

[Mel Lindauer]

I'm currently reading an advance proof copy of Jason Zweig's latest book which will be out soon titled Your Money and Your Brain (Simon & Schuster). Really groundbreaking stuff showing how understanding the new science of Neuroeconomics can help with your investing!

Best regards to all,

Mel

[cfs]

Thanks for asking. Current Investment Book? The answer is NONE [but I do have Larry's book handy for ready reference].
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cfs est nomen ejus

[mcdave]

by Peter Bernstein. I am re-reading this book (in close detail) for the third time. I haven't picked it up for five or six years. It is like getting a free refresher course! Free because I own it. I love the historical approach starting way back and moving through developments up to the present! Some day I will catch up to whatever the latest buzz is -- right now it seems to be about fat tails and black swans, kertosis, contango, and backwardation! Someday I may take a course in statistics just to find out if my basic understanding is adequate!

Dave
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mcdave

[Bally Who]

I am reading "The Black Swan" by (former trader) Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Fascinating!

"A Black Swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics:

it is unpredictable;
it carries an enormous impact;
and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation that makes it appear appear less random, and more predictable, than it was"

If Mandlebrot is too tough for you, try Taleb. He's a much easier read.

John

[mickeyd]

I'm on the waiting list at our library for "The Smartest Investment Book You'll Ever Read." This book was mentioned by Scott Burns in a recent column. (Sounds diehard-ish). Anyone read it yet?
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regards,
mickeyd

In Dire Need of: Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. (Not necessarily in that order)

[tat2ng]

Malkiel "A Random Walk Down Wall Street"

Thad (tat2ng)

[Taylor Larimore]

[CyberBob]

[murfields]

My last few months readings has been ETF"S. No other ETF book at this time is better than "Exchange-Traded Funds for DUMMIES" It's for Dummies a definite winner.

My next choice is Marvin's Appel's "Investing with Exchange-Traded Funds Made Easy". An excellent book cover's good financial basic steps with a ETF direction. For a beginner in retirement investings to use mutual funds or ETF it is a winner.

Ferri's soon to arrive book on ETFs may not equal either. BUT I am waiting for it my next ETF book.

Murfield
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"Nobody wants to have in his cash holdings a definite number of pieces of money; he wants to keep a cash holdings of a definite amount of purchasing power"

[lucky7]

Also recently read Solin's book. Great read with excellent emphasis on risk. Currently reading Devil Take the Hindsight. Solin by the way has website and is responsive to email questions/comments.
Bob
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Scotty, beam me up.

[quidditchfan073]

I am half way through 'All about index funds'. by Richard Ferri.


Greg

[mnd2013]

[NAVigator]

[dogtown]

Another kudo for "The Smartest Investment Book You'll Ever Read. I agree with the things Taylor and Cyberbob said about it. It is a very easy read.

[savermike]

Just got Taleb's new The Black Swan ($15.xx at Costco). His Fooled by Randomness was one my early reads that drove me to understand markets and investing beyond "I want 'growth', don't I?".

However, the final Harry Potter is 13 days away and still haven't read the penultimate installment. Taleb may have to wait.

Mike

[Karl]

None. I feel that I already get plenty of information from simply looking at this board.

[unclemick]

Ditto

Books! I don't need no stinking books!

heh heh heh heh heh.

A few forums, Bogle's Financial Markets Research Center, Efficient Frontier(not as much lately).

[Blackhawkzone]

i have learned more from etf's for dummies than any other investment book that I have ever read, and I have read quite a few.

any etf investor should read this if they already havent.

[CyberBob]

[KritonD]

I'm rereading Four Pillars right now. Also reading The Black Swan during my commute. I haven't been sucked into the Black Swan as I was with Fooled by Randomness, gotta give it more time I think.

[modal]

Currently being read by me.... sorta related to investing...

One Perfect Day: The Selling of the American Wedding by Rebecca Mead --> The author is a bit odd.
Someone brought up the whole engagement ring thing on here so I looked for a book.
How to Start Living and Stop Worrying by Dale Carnegie

Dummies books which cracked me up on a recent trip to Barnes and Noble
-IBS for Dummies (Yes, 300+ on irritable bowel syndrome)
-MPD for Dummies (Crazy)

[tommy_gunn]

I just picked up The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing from Buy.com for $9.93 after a $10 google check out coupon ... woo hoo
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"I love competition. And I want to win." R. Murdoch

[CyberBob]

Vanguard has a new recommended reading list.

Bob

[bob90245]

[CyberBob]

[bob90245]

[rich]

I just ordered Fooled by Randomness by Taleb. I enjoyed The Black Swan and wanted to read his previous book.
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Best regards,
Rich

[stratton]

[AzRunner]

I was recently in a Barnes and Nobles in Flagstaff, AZ. They have a section called Personal Finance. It's populated by books by Suze Orman and the Rich Dad, Poor Dad guy. Across the aisle was a section called Investing. The books with 20 copies were by authors discussing strategies that Diehards wouldn't touch with a ten foot pole. Single copies of books by Bogle, Ferri and the Bogleheads were available among the other books that some might call financial pornography.

Just another reinforcement to the idea that Diehards are unfortunately a rare breed in the investment world.

Norm

[660ky612]

[660ky612]

[craigr]

[Chip]

I'm reading 4 Pillars and Random Walk. I bought both (as well as Bogleheads & All About Asset Allocation) to use as my "lending library" for friends who want to know how to invest. I hope I'll get them back once they've been lent out.

[Jazzman]

Today I started reading "The only guide to a WINNING BOND STRATEGY you'll ever need" by Larry Swedroe.

[660ky612]

Reading list by Charles D. Ellis at 2002

http://diehards.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5402 Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 1:44 am

Thanks for attention,
660ky612 from Hong Kong

[Dino]

Bogleheads Forum - each evening.

Dino

[shadowrings]

I have Malkiel's "Random Walk Down Wall Street" waiting as my next non-fiction read.

Just cracked the cover on Dan Reingold's "Confessions of a Wall Street Analyst"
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Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.
--- Carl G. Jung

[Jason]

I just finished Bogle's "Bogle on Mutual Funds...New perspectives for the intelligent investor"

Great stuff. I found it interesting that he advocates some forms of "tactical asset allocation" and does not condemn actively managed funds. Of course, he also makes a great case for indexing.

He also recommends matching bond duration to your investment horizon (i.e. long-term bonds for long-term horizon), which is different than the mantra we hear these days ("keep durations short").

cheers,
Jason

[psu9932]

"Beyond the Grave: The Right Way.." Easy to read and informative.

[stratton]

[660ky612]

Dear Forum,

Today is 7th September 2007.

Finish reading
. The random walk guide to investing : ten rules for financial success / Burton G. Malkiel, 2003. (202 pages)
. The little book of common sense investing : the only way to guarantee your fair share of market returns / John C. Bogle, 2007 (240 pages)
. Winning the loser's game : timeless strategies for successful investing / Charles D. Ellis, 2002 (144 pages)

I am an alumnus of three different Universities at Hong Kong:
. ChineseU_HK ( http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/ ),
. CityU_HK ( http://lib.cityu.edu.hk/ ),
. PolyU_HK ( http://library.polyu.edu.hk/ ),
So the cost of my supply line has always been very low.

In the seventeen years of my pseudo-investing and personal saving voyage, I have observed that no one here in Hong Kong, except just one person (a retired stock analyst from the fundamental school), has ever got the intention to provide a solution of the investment problem tailored to help the general public. And this is why I meet you. Some gurus, merchants, media (educators and government officials as well) here have been extremely dangerous and lousy. This makes studying, self-discovery and fighting a life-long journey.

What do you feel if you cannot protect your mom?

660ky612 from Hong Kong
- bought mutual funds since 1989, stock-to-stock every five days since 1999

[Taylor Larimore]

[660ky612]

[SamB]

I just finished Amity Shlaes' "The Forgotten Man," a rather entertaining book about the Great Depression. I never realized how little impact most of Roosevelt's programs actually had on the macro economy, and the backgrounds of most of his advisers.

Note that the forgotten man was originally the one who paid the taxes transferred by the politician to the little guy. Roosevelt redefined the expression to mean the little guy, and it made a huge political difference.

Sam