Books On How to make and manage money
📘 Beginner-Friendly Investing Foundations
1. The Little Book of Common Sense Investing – John C. Bogle
Learn low-cost, long-term index fund investing straight from the founder of Vanguard. This is the investing bible for beginners.
- Key Concept: “Buy the haystack, not the needle.”
2. The Simple Path to Wealth – JL Collins
Written as a letter to his daughter, this is a super practical, no-jargon guide to building wealth through investing—mainly using index funds.
- Key Concept: “Spend less than you earn, invest the surplus, and avoid debt.”
📘 Mindset & Mental Models for Investors
3. The Psychology of Money – Morgan Housel
Probably the most important modern book on how our behavior shapes our financial outcomes more than technical skill.
- Key Concept: Wealth is what you don’t see; it’s saved, not spent.
4. Unshakeable – Tony Robbins (with Peter Mallouk)
A practical and motivational overview of long-term investing. Covers market crashes, financial advisors, and mental toughness.
- Key Concept: Stay invested. Don’t panic.
📘 Investment Strategy and Planning
5. I Will Teach You To Be Rich – Ramit Sethi (Updated edition)
Not just about investing, but about building a rich life with automation, conscious spending, and simple investing strategies.
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- Key Concept: 85% done and automated beats 100% perfect and never started.
6. The Bogleheads’ Guide to Investing – Taylor Larimore, Mel Lindauer, Michael LeBoeuf
A great next step after Bogle’s book. Gives step-by-step guidance on creating a DIY investment plan using index funds.
- Key Concept: Keep it simple, keep costs low, and stay the course.
📘 Asset Classes & Diversification
7. A Random Walk Down Wall Street – Burton G. Malkiel
Explains different types of investments (stocks, bonds, REITs, crypto) and why passive investing often wins.
- Key Concept: Markets are mostly efficient; beating them is tough.
8. One Up on Wall Street – Peter Lynch
A legendary fund manager shares how everyday people can spot great investments before Wall Street does.
- Key Concept: Invest in what you know—but do the homework.
📘 Entrepreneurship & Wealth Multiplication
9. Rich Dad’s Guide to Investing – Robert Kiyosaki
A follow-up to Rich Dad Poor Dad, focused on the investor’s mindset and how the rich think differently about assets and taxes.
- Key Concept: The rich don’t work for money—they make money work for them.
📘 Advanced but Practical Portfolio Design
10. All About Asset Allocation – Richard Ferri
If you’ve built a foundation and want to design a smart portfolio that balances risk and reward—this is your go-to.
- Key Concept: Asset allocation matters more than picking winning stocks.
