Economics & Money
Playing with FIRE
Scott Rieckens
Discover the path to financial independence and early retirement with Scott Rieckens as he shares his family's journey of transforming their lifestyle to achieve FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early). Learn how to save aggressively, invest wisely, and prioritize happiness over material possessions to buy back your most precious resource: time.
Strategic Risk Management
Campbell R. Harvey
Explore advanced techniques for integrating risk considerations into portfolio design and management. This book provides concrete illustrations and techniques for more fully integrating risk considerations into both the rebalancing process and the day-to-day management of the fund. Learn how volatility scaling provides a risk management function by reducing allocations when risks are increasing, and assess how different investment strategies perform in times of crisis.
The (Mis)Behavior of Markets
Benoit B. Mandelbrot
A groundbreaking exploration of financial markets through the lens of fractal geometry, challenging conventional theories and revealing the hidden patterns of risk, ruin, and reward. Discover how fractal models offer a more accurate understanding of market behavior and can help investors navigate the turbulent world of finance.
The Ascent of Money
Niall Ferguson
Niall Ferguson reveals financial history as the essential backstory behind all history, explaining how the evolution of credit and debt was as important as any technological innovation in the rise of civilization. He shows how financial failure turned Argentina from the world's sixth richest country into an inflation-ridden basket case—and how a financial revolution is propelling the world's most populous country from poverty to power in a single generation. Yet the most important lesson of the financial history is that sooner or later every bubble bursts.
The Behavioral Investor
Daniel Crosby
Explore the psychological factors that influence investment decisions and learn how to overcome biases to become a more successful investor. This book delves into the sociology, neurology, and physiology behind our choices, offering practical exercises and a unique approach to portfolio construction.
The Breakfast Club for 40-Somethings
Serina Bird
After 24 years as a journalist and educator in the financial services industry, the author has realised that five big lessons around money hold people back from having financial freedom. These lessons need to be unlearned before people can actually learn how to better use what money they do have to reach their goals. Join these six friends as they figure it all out.
The Dao of Capital
Mark Spitznagel
Explore Austrian economics and its application to investment strategies in a world distorted by intervention. Discover how to achieve harmony with the market process and navigate the roundabout path to long-term success.
The Financial Numbers Game
Charles W. Mulford
An insightful guide to detecting creative accounting practices used by companies to mislead investors and creditors. Learn how to identify warning signs, understand the flexibility within accounting principles, and navigate the SEC's enforcement actions to make informed financial decisions.