Comments on: Here are 50 books I recommend

By: Patricia

Patricia — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:41:55 +0000

A book I’m reading, “Cash-Rich Retirement” by James Schlagheck encourages people to build a “ladder of annuities”. The idea is to invest some money in an annuity every year so you have different streams of income after you retire. Where can I learn more about annuities and this “ladder” idea besides this particular book? Any suggestions?

By: Brad B

Brad B — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 10:43:59 +0000

Two that should definitly be there (hope I didn’t miss them) are Dave Ramsey’s Total Money Makeover and The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas Stanley.
The Total Money Makeover absolutely works and Stanley’s book is an awesome eye opener to what a being real millionaire entails

By: Chance

Chance — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 17:22:10 +0000

Looks like a great list, some I’ve read, but most remain on my “wish list.” Just curious, have you ever read any of Dave Ramsey’s books? Any opinions on his financial philosophy?

By: M

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:08:24 +0000

If you liked “Nickel and Dimed”, the better version of this book is “The Working Poor” by David K. Shipler (Pulitzer prize winning author).

By: Don

Don — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 04:23:56 +0000

You should add “All Your Worth” by Elizabeth Warren and her daughter Amelia to your wishlist if you haven’t read it.

Personally I don’t Suze Orman’n credibility so high after reports that she doesn’t even follow the philosophy of her own books.

By: Jim Hunter

Jim Hunter — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:39:37 +0000

“GRAVE TRAVELERS” was the strangest and most engrossing book I’ve ever read. It was like a Stephen King book with real characters, and a story line that was indefinable.

By: Lore

Lore — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 14:19:51 +0000

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By: j

Fri, 22 Dec 2006 00:25:28 +0000

Regarding these books; I’ve read a few of them. A Random Walk Down Wall Street is one of the most interesting books on the stock market I’ve ever read and I heartily agree with that recommendation. Even if you don’t agree wholly with Malkiel’s conclusions it’s best to be familiar with the theory behind them.

The Tipping Point was a great book, but I thought that Blink was a bit of a clunker. I don’t know why really; it just felt a little silly to me to write a whole book about the fact that people tend to make snap judgments.

One book which I might recommend is “The Future For Investors” by Jeremy Siegel. He is a professor at Wharton and a really great writer and this book essentially re-hashes the old arrgument that boring dividend-payers trounce growth stocks (except it does so with some new research and cool graphs. I love graphs).

Anyhow, happy holidays and good luck getting all the Amazon referral cash you can from this post. People who whine about the fact that you can make money from this are doing so for no good reason – it’s not like they pay any extra for the book; what does it hurt to help out someone whose blog you read if you were going to make the purchase anyway?

By: frank

frank — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 05:29:06 +0000

i dont mind ramit making some commission, but yes, disclosure is nice. the amazon thing seems more convenient to me since you can get the exact title and author, plus get a pretty cover picture and be able to click on it for more details like isbn and read reviews. overall, i think it serves the reader well. if he can benefit from that too, so what? win-win.

thanks for the list.

By: Jennifer Lynn

Jennifer Lynn — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 03:55:10 +0000

A very useful and comprehensive list. I’ve read roughly 1/2 the books on here as well and you’ve made some great selections. I’ve just finished David Bach’s “Automatic Millionaire” (an easy yet enjoyable read which literally took me about an hour to get through), but haven’t dabbled into Seth Godin yet. I’ve pretty much devoured all of Suze’s books. I love her, although many seem to disagree /;

I’ll probably try the Boglehead’s Guide to Investing next.

And yes, Barbara Ehrenreich’s “Nickel and Dimed” is a very enlightening and haunting journalistic piece that is well worth checking into.

All right, enough babbling from me. Time to check your wish list.