- Investment Classics -
(and soon-to-be classics)

The Intelligent Investor : A Book of Practical Counsel

Benjamin Graham, Warren Buffett (Designer).

Security Analysis (Classic 1934 Edition)

by Benjamin Graham and David L. Dodd - The original masterwork which defined fundamental analysis.

Warren Buffett Speaks : Wit and Wisdom from the World's Greatest Investor

by Warren Buffett, Janet C. Lowe.

A Random Walk Down Wall Street : Including a Life-Cycle Guide to Personal Investing

by Burton Gordon Malkiel - 6th edition - An updated new edition of the investor's classic handbook.

Stock Market Logic : A Sophisticated Approach to Profits on Wall Street

by Norman Fosback.

Stocks for the Long Run : The Definitive Guide to Financial Market Returns and Long-Term Investment Strategies by Wharton finance professor Jeremy J. Siegel.

The Motley Fool Investment Guide : How the Fool Beats Wall Street's Wise Men and How You Can Too by David Gardner, Tom Gardner.

- Behavioral Finance -

Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds by Charles MacKay.

The Crowd by Gustave LeBon.

As unlikely as their titles make them, these two books, originally written in 1841 and 1895, respectively, are considered classics in the field of group behavior, and hence, in the resurgent field of behavioral finance. With particular applicability to investments, these titles are a good foundation for anyone interested in the subject.

A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper by John Allen Paulos.

In his usual entertaining fashion, the popular mathematician explores the way numbers and statistics are used in the press, and gives us some advice on how to see through them.

The Alchemy of Finance: Reading the Mind of the Market by George Soros.

This is a serious book for the advanced investor. (Not an easy read.) Soros goes into great detail to explain his investment philosophies and theories, complete with examples and charts.

Contrarian Investment Strategies : The Next Generation : Beat the Market by Going Against the Crowd by David N. Dreman.

- Derivatives and Risk Management -

Managing Financial Risk : A Guide to Derivative Products, Financial Engineering, and Value Maximization by Charles W. Smithson, et al. A good introductory text.

Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives by John C. Hull.

Includes DerivaGem, a Windows-based program for valuing, producing hedge statistics and more.

Derivatives : A Comprehensive Resource for Options, Futures, Interest Rate Swaps, and Mortgage Securities by Fred D. Arditti. (Harvard Business School Press). More in-depth than the others, this book covers the mathematical aspects in great detail, but makes for a more difficult read.

- Reference -

Encyclopedia Dictionary of Accounting & Finance

by Joel Siegal (Contributor), Jae K. Shim. 1996. Hardcover. Value Priced.

Wall Street Words : An Essential A to Z Guide for Today's Investor

by David Logan Scott.

The Portable MBA in Investment

Peter L. Bernstein (Editor).

The Portable MBA in Finance and Accounting

(2nd Edition) John Leslie Livingstone (Editor).

The Portable MBA in Economics

John J. McAuley (Contributor), Philip K. Y. Young.

The Portable MBA Desk Reference : An Essential Business Companion

Nitin Nohria.

The NYIF Vest-Pocket Guide to Stock Brokerage Math

- Careers -

The Fast Track : The Insider's Guide to Winning Jobs in Management Consulting, Investment Banking, and Securities Trading by Mariam Naficy.

Discovering Your Career in Business by Timothy Butler, James Waldroop (Contributor). Includes the Business Career Interest Inventory on disk, a tool for managers and students alike.

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- Investment Classics - (and soon-to-be classics)

- Investment Classics -
(and soon-to-be classics)