The Surprising Insights I Gained from Reading 40 Books on Investing
I. Introduction
So over the past year, I’ve read 40 of the best-selling books on personal finance, money, and investing because I wanted to really get to the bottom of what it takes to be the best investor, how to make money in the stock market, and make sure I’m making the most of what I actually earn.
I’ve read everything from very basic books on personal finance, like “Beginner’s Guide to Stock Market Investing” and “Beginner’s Guide to actually investing in different kinds of companies,” to books on the history of index funds. As much as I thought that if I read all of these books and more, which are always arriving in the post, I’d be able to make more money in stocks, become as good as Peter Lynch, Warren Buffett, or Howard Marks, and then just retire in a few years off into the sunset, I think you’re going to be really surprised with what I’m going to say. What I’ve learned is far from what I expected when I first got into this, and actually, I’ve completely changed my mind about a few things. Obviously, I’m not rich yet, but let me explain as we go on.
So let’s just start with the most famous ones because I pretty much ran down the Amazon bestsellers list and then a few recommendations I’ve seen online. I didn’t want to pretend I knew everything, and I wanted to…
