Stock Market Wizards: Interviews with America's Top Stock Traders53 reviews
Jack D. Schwager

Collins Business, 2003

One interview is worth the price

+ Should be in the reading list of PMs
+ good read
+ Excellent read...great for traders at all levels
  
  











  



  
The Warren Buffett Way, Second Edition86 reviews
Robert G. Hagstrom

Wiley, 2004

This Way is Compatible with His Way

+ Oracle of Omaha
+ Warren Buffett Secrets For Market Success

Book review of The Warren Buffett Way As I have been exploring economics from a variety of perspectives, it seemed only natural to read a book about one of the greatest investors of our time. I was pleasantly surprised by this book to learn that investing well was a rational and intelligent ...
  
  











  



  
The Power of Gold: The History of an Obsession53 reviews
Peter L. Bernstein

Wiley, 2001

An Informative and Enlightening Read

+ The Best
+ Interesting, if not Entirely Focused
+ From a trader's perspective
  
  











  



  
The Alchemy of Finance (Wiley Investment Classics)22 reviews
George Soros

Wiley, 2003

hard to follow

+ Soros's uncertainty principle is a vague form of Keynesian Uncertainty,not Heisenberg uncertainty

Honestly this book was hard to follow and I'm still not sure how Soros does it. He is an excellent thinker but I think this book was over the top for me.
  
  











  



  
Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings (Wiley Investment Classics)55 reviews
Philip A. Fisher

Wiley, 2003

Great Book for Long-term Investors

+ The philosophy of long-term investing.

This book makes me want to finish up any other project I'm currently working on so I can spend my free time finding good investments. Excellent book, not to mention it's recommended by Warren Buffett. I was disappointed, however, that there wasn't an Unabridged Audio CD version. And the reader ...
  
  











  



  
Market Wizards: Interviews with Top Traders113 reviews
Jack D. Schwager

Collins Business, 1993

Inspiration for daytraders

+ Very Useful
+ Excellent read
+ Overall a good read
  
  











  



  
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator (Wiley Investment Classics)200 reviews
Edwin Lefèvre

Wiley, 2006

Reminiscences of a Stock Operator

+ Best Book for traders and non traders
+ Oldy but a great Goody
+ The more things change ... the more they stay the same - Required reading!
+ An Investment Classic
  
  











  



  
One Up On Wall Street : How To Use What You Already Know To Make Money In The Market165 reviews
Peter Lynch

Simon & Schuster, 2000

One up Your Investment Knowledge

+ Kicking the Tires
+ This book brought me to my senses.

Peter Lynch wrote a classic with One Up on Wall Street. Peter Lynch was lead investment manager of the Magellan Fund, which is arguably the most successful large $ mutual fund in the US. He no longer manages the fund but in his book he lets us in on some of his secrets of choosing stocks. ...
  
  











  



  
Capital Ideas: The Improbable Origins of Modern Wall Street10 reviews
Peter L. Bernstein

Wiley, 2005

Accessible explanation of the foundations of finance

+ Capital Ideas Evolving
+ Unique and sunsurpassed.

In the early 1950s, graduate student Harry Markowitz presented his Ph.D. dissertation to the University of Chicago economics department. The response was less than encouraging. "This isn't a dissertation in economics," Milton Friedman told Markowitz. "It's not math, it's not economics, it's not ...
  
  











  



  
The Theory of Investment Value (Fraser Publishing Library) (Contrary Opinion Library)9 reviews
John Burr Williams

Fraser Publishing Co., 1997

Awesome book on classical valuation

+ A masterpiece - but not for everyone.
+ Incredible Classic
+ EXCELLENT
  
  











  



  
Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk155 reviews
Peter L. Bernstein

Wiley, 1998

Great Reward

+ Excellent overview of the history of financial risk management
+ Today's hero is often tomorrow's blockhead.
+ Very Interesting!
  
  











  



  
The New Market Wizards: Conversations with America's Top Traders63 reviews
Jack D. Schwager

Collins Business, 1994

Excellent Book - great for newbies

+ Excellent read
+ Great book for the everyday billionaire
+ Schwager is good
+ Not as good as the first book
  
  











  



  
Peter L. Bernstein Classics Boxed Set : Capital Ideas, Against the Gods, The Power of Gold4 reviews
Peter L. Bernstein

Wiley, 2005

good books

+ Bernstein set
+ Great books to read
+ Capital product!
  
  











  



  
The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing. A Book of Practical Counsel (Revised ...132 reviews
Benjamin Graham, Jason Zweig

Collins Business, 2003

Best Book to Eliminate Wall Street Propaganda

+ Work in finance? Invest some of your time in Benjamin Graham.
+ margin of safety
+ intelligent diligence
+ Worth it!
  
  











  



  
Capital Ideas: The Improbable Origins of Modern Wall Street10 reviews
Peter L. Bernstein

Wiley, 2005

Accessible explanation of the foundations of finance

+ Capital Ideas Evolving
+ Unique and sunsurpassed.

In the early 1950s, graduate student Harry Markowitz presented his Ph.D. dissertation to the University of Chicago economics department. The response was less than encouraging. "This isn't a dissertation in economics," Milton Friedman told Markowitz. "It's not math, it's not economics, it's not ...
  
  











  



  
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator (Wiley Investment Classics)200 reviews
Edwin Lefèvre

Wiley, 2006

Reminiscences of a Stock Operator

+ Best Book for traders and non traders
+ Oldy but a great Goody
+ The more things change ... the more they stay the same - Required reading!
+ An Investment Classic
  
  











  



  
Peter L. Bernstein Classics Boxed Set : Capital Ideas, Against the Gods, The Power of Gold4 reviews
Peter L. Bernstein

Wiley, 2005

good books

+ Bernstein set
+ Great books to read
+ Capital product!
  
  











  



  
Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk155 reviews
Peter L. Bernstein

Wiley, 1998

Great Reward

+ Excellent overview of the history of financial risk management
+ Today's hero is often tomorrow's blockhead.
+ Very Interesting!
  
  











  



  
The Theory of Investment Value (Fraser Publishing Library) (Contrary Opinion Library)9 reviews
John Burr Williams

Fraser Publishing Co., 1997

Awesome book on classical valuation

+ A masterpiece - but not for everyone.
+ Incredible Classic
+ EXCELLENT
  
  











  



  
Stock Market Wizards: Interviews with America's Top Stock Traders53 reviews
Jack D. Schwager

Collins Business, 2003

One interview is worth the price

+ Should be in the reading list of PMs
+ good read
+ Excellent read...great for traders at all levels