Investing Education

In my writing, I often reference how individual investors need to keep learning. There is a threshold where continued education can be detrimental to an investing plan if you’re always tweaking your portfolio. However, I think most people fall well short of meeting that point. I believe individual investors can alter their investing plan more appropriately to their unique circumstances if they have a broad base of knowledge to draw upon.

For this reason, I provide some of the educational resources I believe are useful below. I am not financially affiliated with any of the websites, authors, podcasts, or forums on the list. However, their material has been helpful to me and you may find it useful as well. You’ll find different viewpoints from the listed sources. This is important as you decide which ideas work best for your needs, goals, and investing personality. Happy consuming!

Authors

  • William Bernstein
    • If You Can
    • The Four Pillars of Investing Lessons for Building a Winning Portfolio
    • The Investor’s Manifesto: Preparing for Prosperity, Armageddon, and Everything in Between
    • The Intelligent Asset Allocator: How to Build Your Portfolio to Maximize Returns and Minimize Risk
    • The “Investing for Adults” Series
      • The Ages of the Investor: A Critical Look at Life-Cycle Investing
      • Skating Where the Puck Was: The Correlation Game in a Flat World 
      • Deep Risk: How History Informs Portfolio Design
      • Rational Expectations: Asset Allocation for Investing Adults
  • John Bogle
    • The Little Book of Common Sense Investing: The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns
    • Common Sense on Mutual Funds: New Imperatives for the Intelligent Investor
  • Gary Belsky & Thomas Gilovich
    • Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes: Lessons from the Life-Changing Science of Behavioral Economics
  • JL Collins
    • The Simple Path to Wealth: Your Road Map to Financial Independence and A Rich, Free Life
  • Nick Maggiulli
    • Just Keep Buying: Proven Ways to Save Money and Build Your Wealth
  • Benjamin Graham
    • The Intelligent Investor
  • Burton Malkiel
    • A Random Walk Down Wall Street
  • Paul Merriman
    • We’re Talking Millions
    • 2 Funds for Life
    • First-Time Investor: Grow and Protect Your Money
    • 101 Investment Decisions: Guaranteed to Change Your Financial Future

Blogs / Podcasts

Forums

YouTube Channels