To become proficient at investing you have to work hard. It’s as simple as that. There’s no getting around it. I have found that the best investors read everything that they can get their hands on. They like to turn over the rocks and “peel the onion” so to speak. They read investment (and non-business) books by the handful, scour several newspapers per day and routinely analyze the financial filings of hundreds of companies consistently. Of course, having a good mind helps too – but nothing replaces reading. Even the most successful investors of all time such as Warren Buffet, Peter Lynch and John Bogle were voracious readers. They (or you) should never stop learning!
Folks ask us all the time what are our favorite investment books. We thought that the list below may be of interest to you and/or your children:
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