A friend asked me this week for some reading recommendations for someone new to investing. I’ve read a ton (surprise) before doing my first deal and have sifted through the significant amount of fluff investing books over the years. Here are my favorites. Rich Dad Poor Dad – Robert Kiyosaki Read more…
Victor Niederhoffer is definitely a trader worth learning from. A protege of the great George Soros, he’s had pretty much every experience a trader can have in his illustrious career (including losing all of his client’s money). Education of a Speculator, is part autobiography, part trader education, and part psychology Read more…
I’m a pretty big Malcolm Gladwell fan, and have read most all of his books/essays. What I enjoy about his style of writing is that he tends to ‘show’ more than he ‘tells’. All too often I hear people refer to books they’ve read along the lines of “I Read more…
End the Fed is a comprehensive discussion of the Federal Reserve Banking System and why it’s problematic for the future value of the United States Dollar. The author, ex Senator Ron Paul, has an extensive history fighting for transparency in our central banking system (when he’s not advocating for its Read more…
For the last two weeks I’ve been working through “The Way of Zen” by the great Alan Wats and “Evidence Based Technical Analysis” by David Aronson. Needless to say, I was desperate for a quick and easy read. “Living With a SEAL” is was just what I needed to Read more…
How to Buy, by Justin Mamis is one of a 3 book series on stock market investment. I reviewed his lesser known (and significantly better) book “On the Nature of Risk” and was blown away. I’ve also read his corresponding “How to Sell” book and will get around to Read more…
This book is incredible. In a sentence, it’s a historical tale of the mathematicians and scientists who devised systems to ‘beat the casinos’ and ultimately reap massive fortunes (for some) in the stock market. Fortune’s Formula has something in it for the gamblers, the academics/economists, the active traders and Read more…
The title of this book sparked my curiosity in a big way. For one, they both have the first name Charles which is hilarious. More than that though, they are both known as incredible thinkers of their respective generations in different ways. So what kind of business do they Read more…
I love reading books written by people who have reached great heights in business. “One Cup at a Time” is the complete history of Starbucks through the eyes of it’s founder Howard Schultz. Over the past 15 years I’ve read/seen a lot of interviews with Howard Schultz, and vaguely remembered Read more…
I don’t know why I bought this book. It reads very much like an academic paper about the markets, and I’m not interested in academics. They have no ‘skin in the game’ a concept from Nassim Taleb’s Antifragile (among other books) that I should have written reviews for instead of Read more…
