Top 10 Investment and trading Books every Investor Should Read

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Internet can be one of the best and fastest way to learn to invest. But if you are looking for a historical perspective on investment or analysis of a particular topic, there are several classic books on investing for great reading. Here we give a brief overview of some favorite investment books of all time and put you on the road to investing knowledge.

"Irrational exuberance" (2000) - Robert J. Shiller 
 Shiller's book, published in March 2000, gives a chilling warning of the imminent collapse of the Internet bubble. The Yale economist discredits the myth that the market is rational and explained in terms of emotions, herd behavior and speculation instead. In an ironic twist, "irrational exuberance" was released almost exactly at the forefront of the market.

"Learn to Earn" (1995), "One Up On Wall Street" (1989) and "Beat the Street" (1994) - Peter Lynch 
"Learn to Win" targeted younger audience and explains many business , "One Up On Wall Street" makes the case for the benefits of self-directed investment, "Beating the Street" focuses on how Peter Lynch picked winning (or how he lost them) while managing the famous Magellan Fund.the three books follow the 'common sense approach, which emphasizes on the fact that small investors take time to do their homework, it can perform as well or better than the experts.

"Stocks For The Long Run" (1994) - Jeremy Siegel 
A professor at Wharton School of Business Jeremy Siegel is the case - you guessed it - invest in long-term actions. It is based on extensive in the past two centuries to support not only that actions beyond all other financial assets, when it comes to performance, but also that equity returns are safer and more predictable against the effects of inflation.

"Common Stocks And Uncommon Profits" (1958) - Philip Fisher 
"Actions common and uncommon profits" teaches investors to analyze sectors and companies and its ability to produce profits. Originally published in 1950, Fisher lessons are still true sixty years later .

"The Intelligent Investor" (1949) - Benjamin Graham 
A classic bestseller of Benjamin Graham, perhaps the most influential investment figure of the 20th century, The Intelligent Investor has taught and  inspired hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. Published for the first time in 1949, Benjamin Graham's book still the most efficient and respected guide to investing, due to his timeless philosophy , it is interesting to read based only on the testimony of Warren Buffett "By far the best book ever written on investment."

"A Random Walk Down Wall Street" (1973) - Burton G. Malkiel 
This book popularized the idea that the stock market is efficient and that prices follow a random walk. In essence, this means that you can not beat the market. That's right - according to Malkiel, no amount of research, fundamental or technical, will help you in the least. Like any good academic, Malkiel defend his theories with a lot of research and statistics.

"Rich Dad Poor Dad" (1997) - Robert T. Kiyosaki 
This book explains several lessons about money that are being taught to children by their wealthy parents,
the middle class and poor parents neglect.
Robert Kiyosaki has a very simple message but it's a very important financial lesson that can motivate anyone to start investing: the poor make money working for it, while the rich make money by letting their assets doing their job. We can't find a better book to buy for your children's financial education.

 

"How To Make Money In Stocks" (2003, 3rd ed.) - William J. O'Neil 
Bill O'Neil is the inventor of the CANSLIM system. If you are interested on choosing the best stocks,Reading this book will give you a strong system that you can set to work immediately in your search.

"The Essays Of Warren Buffett: Lessons For Corporate America" (2001) - Warren Buffett and Lawrence Cunningham 
it's actually a collection of letters that Buffett wrote to shareholders in the last decades. This is a work of gathering techniques of one of the best investors in the world.

"Common Sense on Mutual Funds" (1999) - John Bogle 
This book begins with an introduction to the investment strategy before jumping to the mutual fund sector for exorbitant fees they charge investors. If you own mutual funds, you should read this book.