The 7 Greatest Books for Investing & Money (RANKED!)

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Looking for the greatest books on investing & personal finance which can take your stock portfolio to the next level? During the last 2.5 years, I’ve read pretty much everything that the field of investing & personal finance has to offer, and in this video I’ll list 7 of my favorite videos on the topic. I’ll rank them from simple to understand to more difficult to understand so that, whether you are a beginner, intermediate or more experienced stock picker, you’ll know what you should read next.
Here’s a playlist of all the books included in this video: bit.ly/3oPrHek
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:54 The Little Book that Beats the Market
02:41 One up on Wall Street
05:01 The University of Berkshire Hathaway
07:13 Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits
09:27 The Intelligent Investor
11:24 The Essays of Warren Buffett
12:50 Security Analysis
My goal with this channel is to help you make more money and improve your personal finances. How to become a millionaire? There are many ways to get there - investing in the stock market, becoming a stock trader, doing real estate investing, or why not becoming an entrepreneur? But whether you are interested in how to invest in stocks or investing strategies for creating passive income with rental properties - I hope to be able to provide you with a solution (or at least an idea) here. Warren Buffett - the greatest investor of our time - says that you should fill your mind with competing ideas and then see what makes sense to you. This channel is about filling your mind with those ideas. And in the process - upgrading your money-making toolbox.

[@TheSwedishInvestor]

Here’s a playlist of all the books included in this video: bit.ly/3oPrHek

[@arthurshaw3166]

Swedish investor the legend

[@weight1000]

Can you share summary for books related to behavioral finance

[@himanshujain9752]

Hello bro how chapter do you read a day?

[@JayStudda]

@@himanshujain9752 as much as you can comprehend

[@tristangirod1855]

I read one book talking about standard deviation based on how many stocks you own and how the less stocks you own the more likely you are to beat the market but also lose money . And that there’s a negative and positive investment behavior effects stock performance .. also that we aren’t bad stock pickers it’s the fact we sell it instead of sticking with it . do you have any idea what book I’m thinking of lol

[@theprimest]

If you're reading this you have the potential to create great things. Yes. You.

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[@HamoTheUltimate]

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[@Sigmacoolboy1729]

Thanks zaddy 😩😩

[@Beck-Stein]

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[@hyuriii7074]

1. The little book that beat the market 2. One up on wall street 3. The university of berkshire hathaway 4. Common stocks and uncommon profits 5. The intelligent investor 6. The essay of warren buffets 7. Security Analysis

[@erics9487]

@Diario De Una Inversion huh?

[@Error404SkyeNotFound]

Thank you

[@firejoe283]

@Kris krohn no checkmark, no go

[@Dave-yw2wc]

I've read all of those.

[@gamerboyshash619]

​@@Dave-yw2wc a true veteran indeed . I haven't even invested once 😅 but well I am planning to once I graduate from Highschool and enter college

[@livelearninvest7989]

The first book any would be investor should read is, "The Richest Man in Babylon" 100% FACT. Great video, thanks for the content.

[@JayStudda]

I would say "Trading In The Zone" by Mark Douglas 💎💎💎💎💎

[@TheSwedishInvestor]

I do agree about The Richest Man in Babylon now when you mention it, I could probably have extended the list to 8 books and included it. If you don't get "pay yourself first" right, none of the other books on this list matter to be honest.

[@bx8321]

That book is the Winnie Pooh version of the Wikipedia entry for „compound interest“. The actual insight fits easily in less than a blog post.

[@livelearninvest7989]

It's not the destination, but the journey.

[@MohitGupta-xt7lu]

" Very True"

[@isaackarechu156]

You literally answered my question. Amazing!! I've been following your channel for a while and read lot of your book recommendations on personal finance

[@Matheokrup]

Hey, thanks for your video on this and all of Graham's other stuff. I found your "reading financial statements" breakdown to be very helpful. Look forward to checking out this video soon

[@felipeguimaraes1359]

Thanks a lot for compiling this list! 😎 This is one of the very few KZbin channels I turn on the notification bell 🔔

[@TheSwedishInvestor]

Awesome Felipe Guimarães, thank you! I hope to be able to make it ring more frequently for you in the coming weeks than it has done in the past 😂

[@matbooker]

Your videos are fantastic man! Keep up the incredible work!

[@financialessence6823]

Your videos are great as always and thanks for sharing such great knowledge for free of cost

[@davidgaffney1718]

Great work! Appreciate the roll up and thanks for the added references.

[@TheSwedishInvestor]

Glad you liked it David Gaffney! Cheers to you!

[@growlith6969]

I love how you just launch into content at the beginning of your videos. Often I have scrolled back to 0:00 to make sure I didn't somehow accidentally skip ahead because it happens so fast. Your content is great, keep it up!

[@Sportsvee]

Yay, he's back 👍 Thank you for the videos.

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Subscribed, we need more channels like yours that share real info from books!

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I was really looking for this.. Nice video.

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[@Solicitorlove]

Valuable content as always 👍thank you

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[@anchorsaweigh9893]

I am grateful for your summaries! I have learned some valuable insights from them and picked up some of those books for further reading! Cheers 🍻

[@theblackfinancialchannel4871]

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[@wahbamark]

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[@TheSwedishInvestor]

I appreciate that! Best wishes to you too Mark Wahba!

[@harleyb.birdwhisperer]

Another great presentation. Thanks.

[@Amber_107]

Thank you for your hard work.

[@bradleyroth2125]

Great video. Learned a lot!

[@dzulfahmialam5584]

the great review brooo, so cool. thank u

[@user-cx7ze6oi5y]

Quite helpful! I am moving forward with your suggestions. Now, reading The Intelligent Investor. I think if you added an accounting book to this list, the path would be much smoother for a beginner like me. I pay attention to your prescriptions. It will be much better if we see more of this kind of work from you. Thank you.

[@TheSwedishInvestor]

Hey! There's a quite good accounting book by a KZbinr named Preston Pysh, called Warren Buffett accounting book. But really you have to check and research individual companies for your own stock picking to understand fully.

[@wintersfan]

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[@Blackfire970]

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[@Babushka69]

Thank you! Congrats on 100 videos :)

[@TheSwedishInvestor]

Thank you Babushka! 🙌

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[@TheSwedishInvestor]

Thank you very much Jean Police! Glad to see you back here!

[@maumaunze8559]

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[@TheFinancePod]

Best channel on investing! Love your content

[@jakemanley1457]

Should add the links the the actual videos for the books, came here to make sure I bought the books thru the link. Great videos love them and your personality. Thanks!

[@sd30119]

Great work, you know how to simplify everything, Thank you so much.

[@TheSwedishInvestor]

Cheers sahil dhage!

[@sd30119]

I am super excited to know your personal portfolio and your investment strategy 😊

[@tonyharion9816]

And I thank you a LOT for taking the time to post about all those books and for sharing what you've learn!

[@mgphotographyuk]

Great advice. Like your videos a lot 👌👋👍

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[@emanl84]

I extremely enjoyed Market Wizards as audiobook. I really am not into reading because of low attention. Looking forward to finding them in audio format

[@huberhg]

Excellent choices!

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Great video!

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Been a minute. Good to have The Swedish Investor back.

[@rainerbuechse6923]

Great video, as always! I would love to have your book summaries in the form of a book! Ever thought about it?

[@The_Rock111]

In Indian context best book is ' The Thoughtful Investor ' . This book discusses Indian stocks, Economy, analysis of various sectors etc.

[@sidstar593]

Any other beginner books according to you, thank you

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I'm from algeria, and u saved me a lot of time with your summeries , thanks, thanks a lot swidech investor.

[@TheSwedishInvestor]

Happy to help messai hafid! I hope to be able to create more content for you here in the future!

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Haha, I appreciate it. It was about time!

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[@rafaelg.9962]

Thank you ! I'll read them all

[@vanshkhanuja8611]

I have the 6th ed. of security analysis but I got the 2nd ed. in the accompanying CD. Great read! Also, I think Poor Charlie's should've made the list.

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This channel is undervalued in the youtube market! It should have more than 1mil subscribers.

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People just dont know how to appreciate the value of books

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Oh my gosh, I remember watching this channel when he had less than 20k subs with the same videos. The pandemic really helped boom his channel and I'm extremely happy for him because he definitely deserved way more. Each video must take a long time to make!!!

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[@j.f.1982]

Thank you VERY much for the great information and the time you took to share it! I had recently purchased Matthew Kratter's Begginer Guide to the stock market and haven't read it all myself but I checked for reviews and there's a lot of people saying that there was too much motivational blabber and also not really good for beginners. I think right now as I'm starting I just want to know the basics in a cohesive order. I'm going to check this books out but I really wonder how they are applicable today.

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How’s it going so far my man??

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[@TheSwedishInvestor]

I'm glad to hear that you like it Daniels Pengetips! Best of luck with the channel by the way!

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[@richarddobos264]

Tackar för tipsen

[@theinvestmentdoctor8178]

I wonder why Ken fisher is not popular like his father, although I find his books really interesting. Would appreciate if you can review some of Ken’s books like the making of a market guru.

[@hassanhakimi2025]

Hi, love your video 💞. Can you do volume price analysis by Anna Coulling?

[@MrFomo-bf7sb]

Great content as usual. Where have you been Swedish investor? It’s about time

[@TheSwedishInvestor]

Hey wissam joubai! Sorry that I've kept you waiting. I definitely hope to be able to have a higher frequency of video releases in the future! I'd like to blame something but I'm not sure that I can 😂

[@captainawasome8985]

Time is money so thanks for reading all the books and presenting the ideas so that I have more time to research stocks. About the last advise you mentioned perhaps Oscar properties would be a good buy since the company has been hit really hard - can't win big without taking risks?

[@TheSwedishInvestor]

Hey CaptainAwesome, glad to see you back here! Try to compare Oscar Properties with a few other companies within the same niche (and perhaps with stocks in general) using something like a Magic Formula. I can't talk about individual companies I'm afraid, I'll explain my reasoning for that in an upcoming video.

[@jordiortega4436]

Fantastic thank you

[@jujut740]

Hej, The Swedish Investor! Tack så mycket för hjälpen; jag ska nog köpa några av böckerna!

[@roblovett8631]

I love your channel and there is one book missing from this list. Call it No8. Matthew Kidman's Bulls Bears and a Croupier. It covers one thing that very few books do. That is the personality and temp[ermant of the investor e.g. if you can't sleep at night because of the ups and downs of the market then shares are probably not for you. Of course he covers other personality types as well. I can't recommend it highly enough.

[@TheSwedishInvestor]

Interesting stuff, thanks for mentioning it Rob Lovett! Truly a few extra percentages of returns per year aren't worth sleepless nights. One can scale that to fit his/her own temperament by having X% of money either on the sidelines or diversified in other types of securities such as bonds/real estate/commodities. There's an opportunity cost involved of course, but everyone should try to find their own "sweet spot" in my opinion.

[@islemcherouat8929]

amazing like usual 🔥, Can you next do "the halo effect by phil rosenzweig" !!

[@TheSwedishInvestor]

Glad you enjoyed it! I'll be sure to check it out!

[@superluminal54]

Bra jobbat! Just discovered your channel and am very much looking forward to watching more of your content. May I suggest the following fantastic book: “The long and short of it” by John Kay.

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Useful 👍

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thank you so much .

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Thanks for the reco

[@amq99]

I thought you upload 100 video on 300k subs , but I like your humour and effort.

[@TheSwedishInvestor]

Haha, that's a great idea (still possible) which you may allow me to steal from you Pingle Gingle? 😁 I'll just have to work a little bit faster than I've done recently ...

[@MaikoCezarRodriguesCosta]

Hello! Nice work ! I am new to this area and I would like to know if all theses books have contemporary value or are like just like the fundamentals? I am also have a doubt I would like to invest in Brazilian stock market , the information presented here and in the books would be easy to translate to stocks from other countries ?

[@TheSwedishInvestor]

Hey Maiko! These books contain information that is as relevant today as it was back when they were written. Not 100% of the pages in them, but most of it. They contain fundamentals that every investor should understand. That will (most likely) apply many years from now too, and it does apply across boards, so the takeaways are for Brazil too. Of course there may be nuances, but the gist of it. Hope this helps!

[@Erniepotts]

Thanks 🙏🏾

[@temimegraham1904]

I am first here ...From Boston ..Great insights

[@vrdgez]

I would add “Margin of Safety”, by Seth Klarman, and one of Howard Marks’ books. Thanks for the video!

[@anandhukrishnan333]

Margin of Safety is the second best value investing book I've read, first being The intelligent investor.

[@vrdgez]

Totally agree!

[@bobfeller604]

I've read 5 out of 7 so far and I'll buy the other two. I also recommend The Snowball.

[@st105900]

Perhaps the best book on investment I bought was The Random Wall Down Wall Street. It is about 500 pages so it's not a light reading. But it was the best $15 I spent on a book.

[@wholeNwon]

I read it about 1975 and felt no need to return to future iterations. It was free with the use of my library card but I did give copies to young people just starting out.

[@Roymysterio]

I remember having a consultation with a financial analyst last August, and it was incredibly insightful. Can’t stress enough how helpful experts in this field are!

[@wholeNwon]

I have yet to find a paid "expert" who was at all useful. As Buffett often said, "Analysts exist to make fortune tellers look good,"

[@Roymysterio]

@Allandexx My colleagues had a good laugh at me when I told them I started my journey with $5k capital and how I accumulated over 5 figures within a span of 7 months. They never believed me until I pulled out my P&L. As long as you diversify your portfolio, any single stock or investment that you own shouldn’t have too much of an impact on your overall return. If it does, diversifying might be the right choice for you, as one can also try out other commodities. I now have a balanced portfolio that is yielding me profit thanks to guidance from Jonas W. Herman.

[@Roymysterio]

My colleagues had a good laugh at me when I told them I started my journey with $5k capital and how I accumulated over 5 figures within a span of 7 months. They never believed me until I pulled out my P&L. As long as you diversify your portfolio, any single stock or investment that you own shouldn’t have too much of an impact on your overall return. If it does, diversifying might be the right choice for you, as one can also try out other commodities. I now have a balanced portfolio that is yielding me profit thanks to guidance from Jonas W. Herman.

[@Roymysterio]

Hermanw Jonas (a Gma!L comm Is he taking commissions for his services? Yes, I’m I still making money in the process. Most definitely!

[@ramkumarram4037]

Thank you

[@tristangirod1855]

I read one book talking about standard deviation based on how many stocks you own and how the less stocks you own the more likely you are to beat the market but also lose money . And that there’s a negative and positive investment behavior effects stock performance .. also that we aren’t bad stock pickers it’s the fact we sell it instead of sticking with it . do you have any idea what book I’m thinking of lol

[@00bikeboy]

So far my favourites are both by Howard Marks: 1) The most important thing 2) Mastering the market cycle

[@Mark-te8ky]

why?

[@00bikeboy]

@@Mark-te8ky Without getting too detailed, both provide actionable insights into key investment considerations, micro and macro. TMIT into key market mechanisms (e.g., value, risk assessment and control, cycles), MtMC into knowing when markets have a higher probability of tanking, and how to adjust your portfolio accordingly. Bonus: both are very well written.

[@ttbmg]

Thank you.

[@bobbybob188]

I'm finally featured in a compilation of comments at the beginning of a youtube video. It's an honor :p

[@TheSwedishInvestor]

Hahaha, I'm glad to see you back bobbybob188! Hopefully I somewhat answered your question. Even though I wouldn't label any of these books as "growth investing", I think all of them discuss the topic about growth vs price vs value. Cheers!

[@bobbybob188]

@@TheSwedishInvestor my Amazon order of One Up On Wall Street is on the way!

[@financial.affairs]

Interesting 🙂

[@kenneth8370]

Since the lockdowns I've managed to cop the top 7, all the Warren Buffett books, Peter Lynch's books, one Howard Marks book (The Most Important Thing I really want his Market Cycles but unfortunately have yet to cop it), and The Richest Man in Babylon. a few finance-related books from the "For Dummies" series. I'm gonna fill my little bookcase from Amazon with all the books you summarize except for the trading books cuz my Risk Tolerance ain't built for it 😆

[@TheSwedishInvestor]

Great job Kenneth! 🙌 I think you're doing the right thing focusing on value investing and fundamentals rather than trading.

[@7777maesteg]

I heard about the richest man in Babylon recently, listened on KZbin,it should be issued free to all schoolchildren. Wish I had learnt that as a child, I am over 60 now!

[@antonlesnikov4263]

U the best thx

[@kushyglowy8409]

Super interesting

[@Frank020]

Great books. Warren says nowadays it is nearly impossible to find undervalued companies, in one of his meetings. He said back in the day it was far easier.

[@jeremyaficionadoFR]

Don't worry, sometimes the market makes a fool of itself ! Incoherency is sometimes inherent in volatility ! (I'm not talking of undervalued stocks staying undervalued after a dip, but of real bargains)

[@sohailshaikh1334]

03:54 OMG.. Such a great truth.. One of my friend is a Doctor & he recently purchased shares of Oil and gas company.. despite the fact that there are plenty of good opportunities in Pharma & Healthcare stocks.. What a great observation by Peter Lynch..

[@TheSwedishInvestor]

Haha, yes it is spot on! I have relatives and friends who are the same. And I've fallen into the trap myself a few times I have to admit (shamefully)

[@mitanni0]

I just bought said Little Book. Hilarious read! I can't stop LOLing! Thx 4 the recommendation :-)

[@TheSwedishInvestor]

Haha I'm glad to hear it mitanni0! 😂 It is a great one!

[@Z-Samo]

I have read a book if the money spoke it's really exciting 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@BRTAMK]

Thanks

[@isaackarechu156]

I bought The University of Berkshire Hathaway and Common stocks and uncommon profits recently. But I think I'll buy "One up Wall Street" first before reading those books. Just so I can brush up on my investing basics

[@TheSwedishInvestor]

Sounds like a good idea Isaac Karechu! Thank you for your support!

[@Joeltzm]

I strongly recommend The most important thing illuminated by Howard Marks which recommended by Warren buffett as well