Thanks to the ever-changing nature of the economy, beginners and seasoned investment professionals alike have to stay on top of their game and look for the little bit of knowledge that will help them remain one step ahead of the curve. Information is so accessible for veteran successful investors and new individual investors looking to get a start on investment portfolio management. From real estate investing to financial planning, we have the best investing books for beginners and experts. These must-read investment books can provide the perspectives, lessons, and investing advice you need to challenge yourself and grow. So if you’re a new investor looking to dive into mutual funds and hedge funds or a fund manager looking for advice on long-term investment and money management; we have the finance books to help navigate the choppy waters of the financial markets. Here are the 20 best investing books we've found, the perfect financial advisor in audiobook form.
The keywords in this title are common sense—this is not a selection for expert traders for whom the advice may seem elementary. However, for those needing an accessible entry into the investing field that offers a cut-and-dry, well-explained strategy for maximizing long-term savings, The Little Book of Common Sense Investing is largely unmatched. And though its explanations may be to-the-point, L.J. Ganser skillfully maintains an upbeat tone that makes it easy to stay engaged. For listeners looking for practical, no-frills advice, Vanguard Group founder John C. Bogle's famous treatise on index funds and the rest is a great place to start.
Investment is one genre that can be slightly difficult to absorb in longer, traditional formats, so The Art of Investing is such a stellar entry in the canon. Instead of a conventional series of chapters, John M. Longo has assembled over 30 half-hour lectures on different history-making investors, each of which highlights the arc of the person's career and the lessons to be drawn from their trading experiences. Longo's professorial style will resonate with those who thrive in a classroom setting, and the accompanying outline feels delightfully like a syllabus for your favourite economics course.
The Intelligent Investor is a comprehensive primer on a conservative financial strategy called value investing. In other words, this is not an audiobook for thrill-seeking day traders looking to build a meteoric fortune. Benjamin Graham's balanced, well-rounded advice offers an uncomplicated and accessible path to relatively stress-free investing that will pay dividends in the long term. Hall of Fame narrator Luke Daniels brings his background in classical theatre to his performance, keeping the narration dynamic and helping Graham's takeaways resonate with the listener.
If you've been under the belief that seven-figure savings aren't possible, Thomas Stanley and William Danko's is the audiobook to disabuse you of that mindset. They offer advice on how to join the ranks of the mega-earners that live among us. Narrator Cotter Smith is well-known in the audiobook industry for his work in historical nonfiction. His practised skill in enhancing education to entertainment is displayed as he narrates the authors' unveiling of the wealthy's most well-kept financial secrets. Basing their writings on thorough research and informative interviews, Stanley and Danko drill down quickly to the practical advice at the centre of the mysteries of the rich, teaching listeners how to emulate the behaviours of those millionaires who weren't born into wealth, but achieved it nonetheless.
