Some Recommended Reading
Economics, Investment, Reading, Trading
Keeping with the reading theme from yesterday I’ll follow up with some of my favorite trading-related books. These should keep you occupied for a while.
The book that steered me in the right direction. I’m glad I found this early on. One of the nice things about it is it exposes you to a wide range of styles and approaches, while filtering out the things that seem to be fundamental across the board like money management and risk control. What’s great is that it allows you to find people who’s thinking you can really resonate with so you can go study those particular people in greater detail, see if they’ve written their own books, etc..
Same format as the first one, new traders. If you liked the first one, you’ll like this one.
I read this because it was recommended so often by the interviewees in Market Wizards. It really is worth a read. It’s interesting to see a first hand account of the stock market from nearly a century ago. If you pay attention you’ll learn a good deal about the psychology of markets as well.
I got this from my school’s business library, but it looks like it’s not exactly cheap, so if anyone else can recommend another good(and cheaper) book on technical analysis that’d be great.
This is really more a travel book than a book about investment. Basically, he rides a motorcycle around the world and writes about it, but it’s interesting to see each place through the eyes of a very successful investor. He discusses why he would or wouldn’t invest in each place as he goes along. Enjoyable reading for someone interested in both international investment and travel.
I like Jim Rogers because he likes to keep things simple and looks at basic things like supply and demand. It’s interesting to note how many of the most successful traders and investors have a very down to earth approach. Looks like he called it right on commodities..
I’m gonna be honest, I read like half of this and it’s been sitting on my bookshelf ever since for about a year now. It’s dry. But, it’s written by the godfather of fractals and I love eccentric thinkers. It is really some interesting stuff if you can digest it.
Matt @ December 18, 2007