Books that influence our philosophy
Book Summaries
Books shape how we think about markets, investing, and decision-making. Here I share the books that have influenced my investment approach and philosophy the most. They’re ranked by my personal preference and impact, but not necessarily in the order I’d recommend reading them. Each page provides a concise summary and the key ideas from the book.
Principles
Ray Dalio
Ray Dalio's life and work principles, and the 5-step process behind them
The legendary hedge fund investor shares his principles for achieving success in any walk of life. A well structured book that is both a captivating read and a workbook to return to on an ongoing basis.
The Changing World Order
Ray Dalio
500 years of history, six stages, and where the cycle stands now
Ray Dalio looks back 500 years to show that everything evolves in cycles, and how world power has shifted from the Dutch to the British to the Americans, and now toward China.
The Little Book That (Still) Beats The Market
Joel Greenblatt
The magic formula: above-average businesses at below-average prices
A simple guide to value investing based on fundamental analysis, facilitated by Joel Greenblatt's magic formula. How to buy above-average businesses at below-average prices, consistently.
Adaptive Markets
Andrew Lo
Markets as an evolving ecosystem rather than an efficient equilibrium
How financial markets evolve through selection of the fittest, and how to survive and prosper in that changing environment. Andrew Lo challenges the efficient markets hypothesis.
Billion Dollar Whale
Tom Wright and Bradley Hope
How Jho Low moved USD 4.6bn out of 1MDB
The story of a man who fooled Wall Street, Hollywood and the world, and what the 1MDB scandal reveals about the plumbing of global finance.
The Little Money Bible
Stuart Wilde
Ten laws on our personal relationship with money
Stuart Wilde challenges the idea of money as a taboo topic and sets out ten laws of abundance covering how we earn, hold, give and think about money.
The Bitcoin Standard
Saifedean Ammous
What money is, how it evolved, and where Bitcoin fits
A book about Bitcoin, but more generally about money: its origins, the ancient forms it took, the shift to fiat, and the properties that make money sound.