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I'm looking to do some reading on everything to do with Economics to Banking to Investing etc. Can you guys recommend me any books?

>> No.707583

>>707418
Freakonomics should be first on your list because I don't think you should be able to read about economics with having read this. It's like a rite of passage. Undercover Economist can also fall under this category but only read both if you are a total beginner to economic thinking.

Stliglitz is good for beginners and is one of the more accessible economic writers. One of my personal favourites as his background is far more practical than more economic writers who often come from a more theoretical background.

Poor Economics, Manias, Panics, and Crashes, The Intelligent Investor and Zero to One are all great books that I'd consider staples for novices.

A friend of mine really enjoyed Corporate Awesome Sauce and described it as a very good read but haven't read it myself. Unbelievably high Amazon reviews.

>> No.707636

Not OP, but any good autobiographies/biographies of prominent investors, businessmen, hedge fund managers etc. worth reading?

>> No.707649

>>707583
Also "devil takes the hindmost"

>> No.707650

>>707636
Ben franklins biography is a good read . Kind of touches on stuff that appears in modern day books like "7 habits of highly effective people"

>> No.707651

>>707636

Think like a Billionaire - Donald Trump
Decision Points - George W. Bush

>> No.707978

>>707636
Absolutely this also. You begin to realise that there's a lot of common traits that successful people share. If you haven't got the time to read up on stuff like this (because you're reading everything else. Because now you want to be successful you never stop reading) you can catch the general idea of what traits make a person successful in life from Ted talks and documentaries too.

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>>707583
>>707649
>>707651

>> No.707984

>>707982
I'd say Freakonomics and The Patriarch

My US history teacher had freakonomics, I borrowed that shit. And the Patriarch (Joe P. Kennedy bio, David Nasaw, 2012) offers an interesting insight to banking, his lifestyle throughout Hollywood and pre and post depression times along with just the surface fragility of the markets. He was one of those guys who knew it was shaky but didn't know when it was gonna break.

>> No.709033

The "For Dummies" books are good too?

>> No.709050

>>709033
Yes, economics for dummies is surprisingly good for an intro econ book.

>> No.709081

>>707583
Naked Economics is a good one.

>> No.710571

The Richest Man In Babylon

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There's a nice picture of /Biz/ approved books (more or less approved anyway), but unfortuantly I don't have that picture handy.

I'm personally reading More Money than God right now, a book about the history of Hedge funds, the main players in their inception and growth, the rise and fall of quants, shit like that. If you want to know more about hedge funds, I'd definitely recommend it.

>> No.711764

Any good books for stock speculators ?

>> No.711770

neatest little guide to stock market investing actually covers real life stuff like how to prick brokerage methods and stuff.

if you've only read theoretical finance you need this.

>> No.711787

Does anyone have the /biz/ guide to books? I have seen it a few times here but I i accidentally deleted it.

>> No.712867

>>711787
bump for this

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>>712867
>>711787

>> No.713206

>>713205
>>713205
Found it.

>> No.713218

>>707651
Mfw George Dubya wrote a book.

The consensus seems to be he is an idiot, when I keep hearing people say that's a bluff.

I'm not convinced it's a bluff.
I was him in an interview where the interviewer asked him about his favourite philosopher.

He said Camus.

The interviewer pressed him for details, any favourite quotes, insights?

He totally avoided the question, then changed the subject.

I honestly believe he skimmed it or read some Cliff's notes and wanted to sound clever.

I am guessing this was ghost written?

>> No.713710

>>713218
He's a big reader apparently

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/29/AR2008122901896.html

>> No.713719

>>713205
https://mega.co.nz/#F!1R0QATqZ!Eb1_M5KC9gkxK6w32R2ETw

Have a nice day.

>> No.713741

Jesus dude. I owe you a drink. Well done.

>> No.713776

You can give me shekels instead.

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>>713205
>mfw Liar's Poker isn't on the list

>> No.713946

>>707418
Hal Varian - Intermediate Economics

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>>713719
Thanks anon

>> No.714567

Hey! Read "The Perfect Storm". Fishing boat captain comes back from a failed trip for swordfish. Owners say, "If you can't get the job done we'll get another Captain!" Captain says, "I'll show those fuckers..." and he goes back out, gets in a massive storm, boat sinks, captain and crew drown.

Moral: When the company owner doesn't understand risk, and the captain of the operating team doesn't understand risk, bad things happen.

Example: Enron, SemGroup, Dynamic Oil Trading (Singapore) to name a few.