What We Are Reading, Listening and Viewing: Financially Focused Books and Media for New-ish Investors
A question we frequently hear from clients that may be newer to the investment and financial advisory world is often, “What are you reading these days?” Therefore, we thought it would be helpful to put together a brief list of books, podcasts, even social media accounts that we are reading, listening to, and following across all the dimensions of media.
Books:
The Intelligent Investor: Vital and indispensable, this HarperBusiness Essentials edition of The Intelligent Investor is the most important book you will ever read on how to reach your financial goals.
The Psychology of Money: Doing well with money isn’t necessarily about what you know. It’s about how you behave. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people.
Learn to Earn: A Beginner’s Guide to the Basics of Investing and Business: In Learn to Earn, Lynch and Rothchild explain in a style accessible to anyone who is high school age or older how to read a stock table in the daily newspaper, how to understand a company annual report, and why everyone should pay attention to the stock market. They explain not only how to invest, but also how to think like an investor.
I Will Teach You to Be Rich: No Guilt. No Excuses. No BS. Just a 6-Week Program That Works: Buy as many lattes as you want. Choose the right accounts and investments so your money grows for you—automatically. Best of all, spend guilt-free on the things you love.
Money for the Rest of Us: You manage your own money. You understand the basics of investing and diversifying your portfolio. Now it’s time to invest like a pro for greater profits.
A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing: Whether you’re considering your first 401k contribution, contemplating retirement, or anywhere in between, A Random Walk Down Wall Street is the best investment guide money can buy.
The Little Book That Still Beats the Market: Greenblatt explains how investors can outperform the popular market averages by simply and systematically applying a formula that seeks out good businesses when they are available at bargain prices.
The Elements of Investing: Easy Lessons for Every Investor: In the 10th Anniversary Edition of The Elements of Investing: Easy Lessons for Every Investor, investment legends Burton G. Malkiel and Charles D. Ellis deliver straightforward, digestible lessons in the investment rules and principles you need to follow to mitigate risk and realize long-term success in the markets.
Investing QuickStart Guide: The Simplified Beginner’s Guide to Successfully Navigating the Stock Market, Growing Your Wealth & Creating a Secure Financial Future: The Investing QuickStart Guide offer a simplified but expansive introduction to the world of investing.
Quit Like a Millionaire: No Gimmicks, Luck, or Trust Fund Required: From two leaders of the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement, a bold, contrarian guide to retiring at any age, with a reproducible formula to financial independence.
The Simple Path to Wealth: Your road map to financial independence and a rich, free life: Since money is the single most powerful tool we have for navigating this complex world we’ve created, understanding it is critical.
Podcasts:
Journey to Launch
So Money
Money for the Rest of Us
Investing for Beginners
Market Mondays
Money Girl
The Money Guy
Social Media via Instagram:
@mrsdowjones
@personalfinanceclub
@gofundyourself
@clevergirlfinance
@herfirst100K
We hope you enjoy this list of recommendations. Please let us know if any of these ideas were helpful to you, and if you have another book to share. As always, please feel free to contact Prio Wealth and your team of advisors to help you navigate your financial affairs.