Some of Our Favorite Books

All truths in life are simple. The books that we have listed below are timeless classics. As with all great truths they have and will stand the test of time. We heartily recommend these books and hope they will help you grow with knowledge and bring you peace of mind. Enjoy!

Investments & Security Analysis

The Intelligent Investor
Benjamin Graham, The Intelligent Investor: 4th Revised Edition (New York: Harper & Row, 1973).
The single best book on investing, bar none. Originally published in 1949, this book offers clear, concise, timeless wisdom for anyone who wishes to expand their investing skills. If you are going to read just one book on investing, this is it.

Conservative Investors Sleep Well
Philip A. Fisher (New York: Harper & Row, Publishers 1975)

Value Investing
Bruce C. N. Greenwald (New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2001)

Developing an Investment Philosophy
Philip A. Fisher (Woodside, CA: Business Classics 1980) ISBN 0-93113-06-8

Contrarian Investment Strategies: The Next Generation
David Dreman, (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998).
Makes use of and has references to many of the articles in this field.

Financial Shenanigans
2nd Edition
Howard Schilit (New York, McGraw-Hill 2002)
ISBN 0-07-138626-2

Competitive Strategy
Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors
Michael E. Porter (New York, The Free Press, a Division of Simon & Schuster, Inc. 1998) ISBN 0-684-84148-7

The Warren Buffet Portfolio
Robert G. Hagstrom (New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1999)

Margin of Safety: Risk-Averse Value Investing Strategies for the Thoughtful Investor
Seth Klarman, (New York: HarperCollins 1991)

Buffettology
Mary Buffett (New York: Rawson Associates 1997)

Security Analysis - The classic, 1934 edition
Benjamin Graham and David L. Dodd (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1934)
This is where it all began, the original textbook which layed the foundation for value investing. This book has been revised 5 times, since this original work, to eliminate some sections that the authors felt were less important today, but we recommend reading the original classic.

Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits
Philip A. Fisher (New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1996)

Buffett: The Making of An American Capitalist
Roger Lowenstein, Buffett The Making of An American Capitalist (New York: Doubleday 1996)

Unaccountable Accounting
Abraham J. Briloff (New York: Harper & Row, Publishers 1972)

Quality of Earnings - The Investor's Guide To How Much Money a Company Is Really Making
Thornton L. O'Glove (New York: The Free Press 1998)

Paths to Wealth Through Common Stocks
Philip A. Fisher (New York: Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1960)

When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management
Roger Lowenstein (New York: Random House 2000)

The Interpretation of Financial Statements - The Classic 1937 Edition
Benjamin Graham (New York: Harper & Row. Originally published 1937, First Harper Business edition published 1998)

The New Finance: The Case Against Efficient Markets
Robert A. Haugen (New Jersey: Prentice Hall 2nd edition 1999)

Value Investing Made Easy
Janet Lowe, Value Investing Made Easy (New York: McGraw-Hill 1996)

Financial Planning

Legacy Plan, Protect & Preserve Your Estate
Robert A. Esperti (Denver, CO: Esperti Peterson Institute Incorporated 1996)
Practical answers from America's foremost estate planning attorneys.

Generations, Planning Your Legacy
Robert A. Esperti, Legacy (Denver, CO: Esperti Peterson Institute Incorporated 1999)
According to estate planning attorneys we've consulted, this is the estate planning bible .

Money & Philosophy

Think and Grow Rich
Napoleon Hill (New York: Fawcett Crest 1960)

Grow Rich! With Peace of Mind
Napoleon Hill (New York: Fawcett Crest 1967)

The Magic of Thinking Big
David J. Schwartz (New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc. 11th printing August 1964)

The Millionaire Next Door
Thomas J. Stanley, Ph.D., (New York: Pocket Books 1996)
An easy-to-read study of the 7 common characteristics of the wealthy.

The Ruminator
Humphrey B. Neill (Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd 1975)
A collection of thoughts and suggestions on contrary thinking.

Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
Charles MacKay (New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1996)
How crowd psychology played a part in some of the most speculative investment bubbles in history.

From Poverty To Power
James Allen (Sante Fe, New Mexico: Sun Publishing, Second Sun Books Printing 1989)

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't
James C. Collins (New York: Harper Collins 2001)

Built To Last
James C. Collins (New York: HarperCollins 1994)

The Road to Serfdom
F.A. Hayek (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press 1994)

Eight Pillars of Prosperity
James Allen (Santa Fe: Sun Publishing 1992)

Self-Reliance
Ralph Waldo Emerson (New York: Bell Tower 1991)

Wisdom of Your Subconscious Mind
John K. Williams (London: Prentice-Hall 4th printing 1977)

The Richest Man In Babylon
George S. Clason (New York: 1st Signet printing 1988)
Inspirational works on the subject of thrift, financial planning, and personal wealth.

How To Attract Good Luck
A.H.Z. Carr (No. Hollywood, CA: Wilshire Book Company 1965)

Right is Might: A Basic Book on Ethical Behavior
Richard W. Wetherill (Copyright 1991 By Humanetics Fellowship, Royersford, PA 19468)

Suppose We Let Civilization Begin
Richard W. Wetherill (Copyright 1978, 1979, 1991 By Humanetics Fellowship, Royersford, PA 19468)

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