It takes years to build up an investment strategy that you’re comfortable with, and part of this process is building up a library of information to help develop your investment process.
But when you’re hunting for the best resources on the topic, it’s difficult to know where to start. Indeed, if you type “investing” into Google, you get about 293,000,000 results. The query, “investing resources for beginners” yields 187,000,000 results.
So, to help guide you in the right direction here’s ten of the best new, and existing finance books you can buy right now.
ValueWalk has also put together a “Timeless Reading” archive of value investing resources. The timeless reading page has grouped together hundreds of lectures, books, decks and case studies on value investing. Some of the documents date back to the 1930’s when value investing was in its infancy.
And if you don’t know where to start, we’ve put together a list of must-read resources for value investors. The list can be found here.
“Anatomy of the Bear: Lessons from Wall Street’s Four Great Bottoms” by Russell Napier
Amazon
How does one spot the bottom of a bear market? What brings a bear to its end? The new (fourth) edition of "Anatomy of the Bear: Lessons from Wall Street’s Four Great Bottoms" includes an all-new extended preface from the author, which looks at the future direction of the US equity market in light of recent years and the book’s original groundbreaking research.
“Long and Short: Confessions of a Portfolio Manager: Stock Market Wisdom for Investors” by Lawrence Creatura
Amazon
What is important? What should I study? Who should I listen to? How does this all work anyway?” The answers to these questions are not set in stone; you have to do a fair amount of work yourself before you can form your own view of the market. However, “Long and Short: Confessions of a Portfolio Manager: Stock Market Wisdom for Investors” is designed to give readers guidance and point them in the right direction to find the answers for themselves.
“Dear Chairman: Boardroom Battles and the Rise of Shareholder Activism” by Jeff Gramm
Amazon
Jeff Gramm, a hedge fund manager and an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School, traces the rise in shareholder activism from the 1920s to today throughout “Dear Chairman: Boardroom Battles and the Rise of Shareholder Activism” and provides an invaluable and unique perspective on what it means to be a public company, including how they work and who is really in control.
