Comments on: Reader Question: You Readers Answer http://weakonomics.com/2009/03/11/reader-question-you-readers-answer/ Everything That's Wrong With You And Your Money Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:54:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: publius47 http://weakonomics.com/2009/03/11/reader-question-you-readers-answer/comment-page-1/#comment-1685 publius47 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:15:22 +0000 http://weakonomics.com/?p=1285#comment-1685 I'm reading Mystery of Banking by Murray Rothbard right now and it's fantastic! I’m reading Mystery of Banking by Murray Rothbard right now and it’s fantastic!

]]> By: The Personal Finance Playbook http://weakonomics.com/2009/03/11/reader-question-you-readers-answer/comment-page-1/#comment-1684 The Personal Finance Playbook Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:21:01 +0000 http://weakonomics.com/?p=1285#comment-1684 There are lots of great books that cover the basics. The Automatic Millionaire by David Bach is a solid one for a foundation. I would say you only need to read one of his books. I think Dave Ramsey is target marketed towards people that are pretty bad at managing their money. You could get the basics from Suze Orman. I would recommend hitting the library and just picking one that covers those basic topics and go from there. Your Money or Your Life is a really popular one that covers some basics but is really more of a lifestyle book than anything else. If you're interested in investing in individual securities, I would read anything written by Benjamin Graham, Warren Buffett, Joel Greenblatt, Bruce Greenwald and Seth Klarman. Another great place to get some of the basics is the internet - there are lots of great blog, (like this one) that provide good coverage of the basics. Get Rich Slowly is a nice blog with lots of good information that The Weakonomist and I both read pretty regularly. The Simple Dollar has reviews of around 100 personal finance books. Dig through the archives and find some highly recommended books that are widely read. As far as the "for job purposes" stuff, goes, I'm not sure what you're asking. Are you looking for books for financial professionals? For an accountant? Are you on the tax side or auditing side? Or for a professional financial manager? (Maybe Wealth Management by Evensky). There are lots of great books that cover the basics. The Automatic Millionaire by David Bach is a solid one for a foundation. I would say you only need to read one of his books. I think Dave Ramsey is target marketed towards people that are pretty bad at managing their money. You could get the basics from Suze Orman. I would recommend hitting the library and just picking one that covers those basic topics and go from there. Your Money or Your Life is a really popular one that covers some basics but is really more of a lifestyle book than anything else.

If you’re interested in investing in individual securities, I would read anything written by Benjamin Graham, Warren Buffett, Joel Greenblatt, Bruce Greenwald and Seth Klarman.

Another great place to get some of the basics is the internet – there are lots of great blog, (like this one) that provide good coverage of the basics. Get Rich Slowly is a nice blog with lots of good information that The Weakonomist and I both read pretty regularly. The Simple Dollar has reviews of around 100 personal finance books. Dig through the archives and find some highly recommended books that are widely read.

As far as the “for job purposes” stuff, goes, I’m not sure what you’re asking. Are you looking for books for financial professionals? For an accountant? Are you on the tax side or auditing side? Or for a professional financial manager? (Maybe Wealth Management by Evensky).

]]> By: Suburban Dollar http://weakonomics.com/2009/03/11/reader-question-you-readers-answer/comment-page-1/#comment-1683 Suburban Dollar Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:09:53 +0000 http://weakonomics.com/?p=1285#comment-1683 The best advice I could give would be to read, and read a lot. There are a ton of good books on finance, investing, jobs, etc... The more you educate yourself the better off you will be. This goes for anything, including your job. The more you learn about what you do the better you will be. The easiest read for finance has got to be <a href="http://www.suburbandollar.com/2009/02/26/review-the-wealthy-barber-by-david-chilton/" rel="nofollow">The Wealthy Barber</a>, it provides a solid foundation for beginning on your financial journey. The best advice I could give would be to read, and read a lot. There are a ton of good books on finance, investing, jobs, etc… The more you educate yourself the better off you will be. This goes for anything, including your job. The more you learn about what you do the better you will be. The easiest read for finance has got to be The Wealthy Barber, it provides a solid foundation for beginning on your financial journey.

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