Whether you’re new to the industry or simply looking to pick up a few tips on how to increase sales or business skills, much has been written on the world of finance. To expand your professional repertoire, check out these 10 must-read books.

1. Top 10 Must Read Books In Order To Understand Finance
Whether you’re new to the industry or simply looking to pick up a few tips on how to increase
sales or business skills, much has been written on the world of finance. To expand your
professional repertoire, check out these 10 must-read books.
1. The Nature of Investing:
When we hear the word “investment,” we typically think of money. But, more than money,
we’re constantly investing our time and energy into our worldly affairs. It’s a shame, then, that
investing has become so complicated and all-consuming, forcing you to explore options like
funds of funds and securitization products. Here, author Katherine Collins outlines a way of
investing that makes life simpler, so you can spend your time and energy actually living the good
life you set out to build.

2. 2. How to Master the Art of Selling:
To learn more about the proven techniques for selling your product, read Tom Hopkins’s how-to
guide. This book also addresses common questions and concerns, helping you as a reader to
better figure out how to persuade people to like you and invest in your product or ideas.
3. Thinking Fast and Slow:
Daniel Kahneman discusses two thought processes that drive civilization: fast, intuitive,
emotional thinking and slow, deliberate, logical thinking. Read this book to learn about how
overconfidence can affect your endeavors in the financial industry. You’ll also see how cognitive
bias can influence everything from investing in the stock market to planning a family vacation.
4. Mastering Market Timing:
The Wyckoff method and Lowry analysis are the place to start when you want to understand
supply and demand. In this book, authors Richard Dickson and Tracy Knudsen help investors
better understand how analysts use this methodology in a new approach to traditional price-
volume analysis. As an investor, you can use this book for help spotting trends in the
marketplace. These techniques will also help you build a greater understanding of technical
methodologies.
5. Reducing the Risk of Black Swans:
Build or refine your portfolio with authors Larry Swedroe and Kevin Grogan. Aimed at investors
and financial advisors, this book delves into the technical side of evidence-based investing.
Follow the authors' advice – all of which is based on extensive research and solid data – and
you’ll find yourself with a more efficient portfolio.

3. 6. Manias, Panics, and Crashes: A History of Financial Crisis:
In the financial world, it ain’t all roses. Here, former MIT economics professor Charles
Kindleberger’s 1976 classic gets a makeover for modern audiences. Writer Robert Aliber adds to
Kindleberger’s observations, including a look at the causes behind the 2008 financial crisis.
7. Competitive Strategy:
If you’re looking for the competitive advantage, this is the place to start. This 1980 classic –
written by Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter – offers a foundation from which
you can better analyze industries, companies, and financial strategies.
8. The Alchemy of Finance:
Written by George Soros – who, in 1992, proved his financial acumen to the world by
singlehandedly crippling the British banking system and amassing a fortune – this is a guide on
how to make the market work for you. In it, Soros helps readers get a leg up on the marketplace,
explaining his theory of comprehensive reflexivity and savvy investment practices.
9. Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds:
To understand the present, sometimes you have to delve into the past. That’s why anyone
looking to understand episodes of greed and fear in the marketplace should check out British
journalist Charles Mackay’s 1841 classic. Modern readers can easily connect the dots between
Britain’s South Sea Bubble and the dotcom boom of the 90s.

4. 10. A Random Walk Down Wall Street:
Looking for advice on various types of investments? This 1973 book, penned by Princeton
economist Burton Malkiel, is a great way to kick off your financial career. But it’s also a boon
for experienced professionals looking to expand their knowledge of marketing fundamentals.
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