Start-up Books
Suggested first reads for an introduction to Boglehead Investing. Note: There is no general consensus on what are the best first books, but this short list is very popular.
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Suggested first reads for general financial education.
- Smart and Simple Strategies for Busy People by Jane Bryant Quinn
- The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need by Andrew Tobias
You can find more information on these books below, including Taylor Larimore's highlights (gems).
Classics
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Book
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Review
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Discussion
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| 2009 |
Common Sense on Mutual Funds: 10th Anniversary Edition - John C. Bogle |
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Taylor's Gems
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| 2000 |
Common Sense on Mutual Funds: New Imperatives for the Intelligent Investor - John C. Bogle |
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Taylor's Gems
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| 2000 |
Irrational Exuberance - Robert Shiller (revised 2005) |
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| 1998 |
Winning the Loser's Game - Charles Ellis (revised 2002, 2009) |
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| 1994 |
Stocks for the Long Run - Jeremy Siegel (revised 1998, 2002, 2007) |
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| 1989 |
One Up on Wall Street: How to Use What You Already Know to Make Money in the Market - Peter Lynch |
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| 1973 |
A Random Walk Down Wall Street - Burton Malkiel (revised 1975, 1981, 1985, 1990, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011) |
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Taylor's Gems
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| 1958 |
Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits - Philip Fisher |
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| 1955 |
Where are the Customer's Yachts: Or a Good Hard Look at Wall Street - Fred Schwed (revised 2006) |
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Taylor's Gems
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| 1949 |
The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing - Benjamin Graham (revised 2005) |
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Taylor's Gems
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General financial planning
General investment
| Publication Date
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Book
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Review
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Discussion
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| 2012 |
Common Sense Investing: Ten Simple Rules to Finance Your Dreams- Rick Van Ness |
Common Sense Investing |
Taylor's Gems
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| 2012 |
The Permanent Portfolio: Harry Browne's Long-Term Investment Strategy- Craig Rowland,J.M. Lawson |
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Permanent Portfolio
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| 2009 |
The Investor's Manifesto- William Bernstein |
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Taylor's Gems
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| 2009 |
The Little Book of Safe Money: How to Conquer Killer Markets, Con Artists, and Yourself - Jason Zweig |
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Taylor's Gems
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| 2007 |
The Little Book of Common Sense Investing: The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns - John C. Bogle |
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Taylor's Gems
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| 2007 |
The ETF Book: All You Need to Know About Exchange-Traded Funds - Rick Ferri |
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Taylor's Gems
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| 2007 |
Wise Investing Made Simple - Larry Swedroe |
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Taylor's Gems
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| 2006 |
All About Index Funds (2nd Edition) - Rick Ferri |
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Taylor's Gems
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| 2006 |
The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing - Taylor Larimore, Michael LeBeouf, Mel Lindauer |
Bogleheads Guide |
Taylor's Gems
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| 2006 |
The Smartest Investment Book You'll Ever Read: The Simple, Stress-Free Way to Reach Your Investment Goals - Daniel Solin |
Smartest Investment Book You'll Ever Read |
Taylor's Gems
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| 2006 |
The Only Guide to a Winning Bond Strategy You'll Ever Need - Larry Swedroe |
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Taylor's Gems
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| 2005 |
All About Asset Allocation - Rick Ferri (revised 2010) |
All About Asset Allocation |
Taylor's Gems
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| 2005 |
Unconventional Success: A Fundamental Approach to Personal Investment - David Swensen |
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Taylor's Gems
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| 2004 |
The Lazy Person's Guide to Investing: A Book for Procrastinators, the Financially Challenged, and Everyone Who Worries About Dealing with Their Money - Paul Farrell |
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Taylor's Gems
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| 2004 |
The Only Guide to a Winning Investment Strategy You'll Ever Need - Larry Swedroe |
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Taylor's Gems
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| 2003 |
The Informed Investor: A Hype-free Guide to Construct a Sound Financial Portfolio - Frank Armstrong |
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Taylor's Gems
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| 2003 |
Protecting Your Wealth in Good Times and Bad - Rick Ferri |
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Taylor's Gems
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| 2002 |
The Four Pillars of Investing: Lessons for Building a Winning Portfolio - William Bernstein (revised June 17, 2010[1]) |
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Taylor's Gems
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| 2002 |
The Coffeehouse Investor: How to Build Wealth, Ignore Wall Street and Get On With Your Life - Bill Schultheis |
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Taylor's Gems
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| 2002 |
Rational Investing in Irrational Times - Larry Swedroe |
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Taylor's Gems
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| 2000 |
The Intelligent Asset Allocator:How to Build Your Portfolio to Maximize Returns and Minimize Risk - Bernstein, William |
Intelligent Asset Allocator |
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| 2000 |
The Bond Bible - Marilyn Cohen |
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Retirement
| Publication Date
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Book
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Review
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Discussion
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| 2009 |
Unveiling The Retirement Myth - Jim C. Otar |
Jim Otar’s Unveiling the Retirement Myth, Steve Thorpe (forum member) |
Otar's book: "Unveiling the Retirement Myth"
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| 2009 |
The Bogleheads' Guide To Retirement Planning - Taylor Larimore, Mel Lindauer, Rick Ferri, & Laura Dogu, editors |
Bogleheads' Guide to Retirement Planning |
Taylor's Gems
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| 2009 |
The New Savage Number: How Much Money Do You Really Need to Retire? - Terry Savage |
The New Savage Number |
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| 2008 |
Live It Up Without Outliving Your Money! - Paul Merriman |
Live It Up Without Outliving Your Money |
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| 2007 |
Your Complete Retirement Planning Road Map - Ed Slott |
Your Complete Retirement Planning Road Map |
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| 2006 |
Retirement Income Redesigned: Master Plans for Distribution - Harold Evensky, Deena Katz, editors |
Retirement Income Redesigned |
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| 2006 |
Yes, You Can Still Retire Comfortably - Ben Stein, Phil DeMuth |
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| 2006 |
Mind over Money: Your Path to Wealth and Happiness - Eric Tyson |
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| 2004 |
Asset Dedication - Stephen Huxley & J. Brent Burns |
Asset Dedication |
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| 2004 |
How to Retire Happy, Wild and Free: Retirement Wisdom That You Won't Get From Your Financial Advisor - Ernie Zelinski |
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| 2001 |
J.K. Lasser's Your Winning Retirement Plan - Henry Hebeler |
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| 2001 |
Retirement Bible - Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
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See also
References
- ↑ The revised edition (2010) has no changes except for a revised postscript (Four Pillars with 2010 Postscript, forum discussion). The 2002 version can be found on Amazon.com here.
External links
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