Technical Analysis: The Complete Resource for Financial Market Technicians10 reviews Charles D. Kirkpatrick, Julie R. Dahlquist FT Press, 2006 Singe Best Book on Technical Analysis! + top 3 technical analysis books + Very good read! Charts could be a bit more self-explanatory + Great book to learn the basics + Excellent Teachers             Business Cycles: History, Theory and Investment Reality Lars Tvede Wiley, 2006 This entertaining book describes the global history of economic fluctuations and business cycle theory over more than 300 years. It explains the core of the problem and shows how cycles can be forecast and how they are managed by central banks. The book concludes with detailed studies of how sub-sectors of stocks, bonds, hedge funds, private equity funds, gold, exchange rates, real estate, ...             Schaum's Outline of Statistics (Schaum's Outlines)10 reviews Murray R Spiegel, Larry J. Stephens McGraw-Hill, 2007 Good for using it as a supplement + Effective refresher ... Efficient reference + Comprehensive Guide to Statistics + Schaum's Outline of Statistics             The Psychology of Finance, Revised Edition6 reviews Lars Tvede Wiley, 2002 Excellent! Can be a classic + Make sure you get the first edition! + Get to understand charts! + Interesting book             Come Into My Trading Room: A Complete Guide to Trading101 reviews Alexander Elder Wiley, 2002 Review from a professional Forex trader + Great book + Great book on trading + Highly Recommended             The Secrets of Economic Indicators: Hidden Clues to Future Economic Trends and Investment Opportunities, 2nd ...44 reviews Bernard Baumohl Wharton School Publishing, 2007 How And Why The Markets Move + Great guide to economic indicators + Excellent book + Excellent Reference on Economic Indicators + First Class Economic Resource             Unconventional Success: A Fundamental Approach to Personal Investment86 reviews David F. Swensen Free Press, 2005 excellent for the intellectually-oriented investor + It Taught me the questions to ask + Unconventional Success: A Fundamental Approach to Investing + Good Practical Advice + Fantastic!             A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing, Ninth Edition50 reviews Burton G. Malkiel W. W. Norton, 2007 Should Have Listened + Best book to learn how markets work and act. + A convincingly definitive treatise on a hotly debated topic. Fantastic Book - full of common sense and ultmate truths. Read it in October 2007 when it was screaming at me "the market is in a bubble, get out!!" - unfortunately I listened but didnt act. Great book             Commodities Rising: The Reality Behind the Hype and How To Really Profit in the Commodities Market7 reviews Jeffrey M. Christian Wiley, 2006 He knows commodities! + commodities + The facts about commodities from cotton to gold + Excellent Discussion, Not-so-terrific investment ideas (4.5*)             Pioneering Portfolio Management: An Unconventional Approach to Institutional Investment18 reviews David F. Swensen Free Press, 2000 A Great Investor Pulls Back the Veil on One of the Best Run Endowments + As good as everyone else says. + Passionate yet level-headed + Good insights; Perhaps DS cannot see his own hubris though             Currency Strategy: The Practitioner's Guide to Currency Investing, Hedging and Forecasting (The Wiley Finance ...7 reviews Callum Henderson Wiley, 2006 A Good Read! + Good intro to exchange rate determination and risk managment In 1971, President Richard Nixon ended the convertibility of the dollar into gold and thereby scotched the mechanism of international agreements and regulations that had governed the world monetary system since the end of World War II. Over the ensuing decades, the once-stable global monetary ...             Schaum's Outline of Mathematics of Finance5 reviews Zima McGraw-Hill, 1996 Excellent Value + VERY GOOD BOOK ALSO FOR BUSINESS PEOPLE + Effective refresher ... Efficient reference + A Good Reference and a Self-Study Guide             Handbook of Alternative Assets (Frank J. Fabozzi Series)7 reviews Mark J. P. Anson Wiley, 2006 Great Reference + Great Reference & Starter + Good Book but do not upgrade to online version from amazon! Nice overview of alternative asset classes. One reference of many we use for research, cross-reference, marketing and new associate education.             Essentials of Investments with Standard & Poor's Bind-in Card7 reviews Zvi Bodie, Alex Kane, ... McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2005 Excellent book for begineers For someone who is new to world of finance, this is best book I have come across which is easy to read and covers details of investment. I like the layout of chapters and most of basic chapters are followed by more advance concepts in next chapter.             The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable319 reviews Nassim Nicholas Taleb Random House, 2007 A philosophy from statistics This is a very fun book to read. Taleb is one of those polymath writers who are totally unashamed to bloviate and utterly convinced he's right (and is willing to call Nobel laureates frauds!). And I give him credit for making statistics engaging to read and a philosophy to boot. My one ...             A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing, Ninth Edition50 reviews Burton G. Malkiel W. W. Norton, 2007 Should Have Listened + Best book to learn how markets work and act. + A convincingly definitive treatise on a hotly debated topic. Fantastic Book - full of common sense and ultmate truths. Read it in October 2007 when it was screaming at me "the market is in a bubble, get out!!" - unfortunately I listened but didnt act. Great book             The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable319 reviews Nassim Nicholas Taleb Random House, 2007 A philosophy from statistics This is a very fun book to read. Taleb is one of those polymath writers who are totally unashamed to bloviate and utterly convinced he's right (and is willing to call Nobel laureates frauds!). And I give him credit for making statistics engaging to read and a philosophy to boot. My one ...             Commodities Rising: The Reality Behind the Hype and How To Really Profit in the Commodities Market7 reviews Jeffrey M. Christian Wiley, 2006 He knows commodities! + commodities + The facts about commodities from cotton to gold + Excellent Discussion, Not-so-terrific investment ideas (4.5*)             Schaum's Outline of Mathematics of Finance5 reviews Zima McGraw-Hill, 1996 Excellent Value + VERY GOOD BOOK ALSO FOR BUSINESS PEOPLE + Effective refresher ... Efficient reference + A Good Reference and a Self-Study Guide             Business Cycles: History, Theory and Investment Reality Lars Tvede Wiley, 2006 This entertaining book describes the global history of economic fluctuations and business cycle theory over more than 300 years. It explains the core of the problem and shows how cycles can be forecast and how they are managed by central banks. The book concludes with detailed studies of how sub-sectors of stocks, bonds, hedge funds, private equity funds, gold, exchange rates, real estate, ...