The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing, 2nd Edition

Appendix II Books We Recommend

BOOKS FOR NOVICE INVESTORS

1. The Coffeehouse Investor by Bill Shultheis (Kirkland, WA: Palouse Press, 2005). A little book with a big message: How to invest simply and successfully.
2. The Informed Investor by Frank Armstrong III (New York: American Management Association, 2003). An easy-to-understand explanation of how the market works.
3. The Little Book of Common Sense Investing by John C. Bogle (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2007). This is a short, delightful-to-read, small-size book. The legendary founder of retail index funds explains the many reasons he recommends broad market index funds for most investors.
4. The Millionaire in You by Michael LeBoeuf (New York: Crown Business, 2002). A primer on how to invest money and time intelligently to achieve financial freedom. An audio version of the book is published by Nightingale-Conant under the title Beat the Time/Money Trap.
5. Protecting Your Wealth in Good Times and Bad by Richard A. Ferri, CFA (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2003). A former Marine fighter pilot, stockbroker, and author of four financial books, Mr. Ferri has written this easy-to-read guidebook for a sound investment strategy.
6. Straight Talk on Investing by Jack Brennan, Vanguard’s former CEO (New York: Wiley, 2002). Elegantly simple, eminently sensible, and delightfully readable.
7. You’ve Lost It, Now What? by Jonathan Clements (New York: Portfolio, 2003). An award-winning Wall Street Journal columnist gives straightforward advice people need in order to ...