Books about investing

Dirt Rich

Mark Podolsky · Audiobook

Real estate investment is nothing new, but attaining financial freedom through property without ever having to deal with the headaches of renters, renovations, or rodents isn’t something you hear about every day. Yet with Mark Podolsky’s tried-and-true…

The Tao of Trading

How to Build Abundant Wealth in Any Market Condition

Simon Ree · 2020

Stop dreaming of great returns and start achieving them. Deep down, you know that sticking your money in a bank account or mutual fund won’t get you in the fast lane to prosperity, but you’re not sure where to turn. If you’re serious about growing your wealth…

The 30-Minute Stock Trader

Laurens Bensdorp · 2017

By automating your investment strategy, you can achieve financial freedom and work thirty minutes a day. In The 30-Minute Stock Trader, Laurens will take you through all of the steps to create your own automated stock trading strategy that’s proven and based…

True Wealth Formula

How to Master Money, Live Free & Build a Legacy

Hans Johnson · 2020

You’ve worked hard to get where you are, and you’re doing well by most people’s standards. But despite your outward success, the income you earn only feeds an endless cycle of consumption, debt, and despair. You need a simpler, more effective approach to…

Creative Cash

The Complete Guide to Master Lease Options and Seller Financing for Investing in Real Estate

Gino Barbaro · 2021

Think you can’t afford to invest in multifamily real estate? Now, you can. Discover the best-kept secrets of the two creative, effective financing strategies other investors don’t want you to know about: Master Lease Options and Seller Financing. Real…

Busting the Real Estate Investing Lies

Kim Butler

If you think that real estate investment is risky, costly, time-consuming, and complicated, think again. Investing in real estate is actually the smartest, most powerful tactic to create a reliable, passive form of income, if you use it right. In Busting the…

Income on Demand

Jonathan D. Bird

As you near retirement, you may find yourself searching for peace of mind. If you follow the conventional wisdom of buying dividend-focused stocks, you’re likely to encounter two problems. The first is a higher than necessary tax bill, and the second is…

The Trades of March 2020

Alex Gurevich · 2022

WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER A lucidly intelligent account of an investment strategy during turbulent times., Kirkus Reviews"Alex is one of the most extraordinary traders I have known. He has the rare ability to look through the daily 'noise' and form clear…

Billion Dollar Portfolio

Brent Sprenkle

We admire them. We want to be them. But we don’t understand how they do it. How do commercial real estate investors create portfolios worth billions? As an experienced investor, you know that patience and hard work are equally as important as trying to take…

Active Life, Passive Income

Achieve Financial Independence through Real Estate Investing

Nathaniel Lambert · 2021

Are you ready for real financial independence? You know the old saying “It takes money to make money”? What if you could learn how to use other people’s money (and other people’s time) to achieve your own success and live the life you’ve always wanted? In…

Income For Life

The Retiree's Guide to Creating Income From Savings

Joseph DiSalvo · 2020

The most important thing you can do as a retiree, or if you are thinking about retirement, is to develop a well-educated retirement and income plan. Even with the risks of market volatility, longevity, taxes, and unforeseen costs, a correct understanding of…

Investing in Fine Wine

Alex Andrawes · 2017

Liquid assets don’t refer to actual fluids, but with wine, a rare bottle can be as sound an investment as a piece of art, as well as rewarding, and delicious. Broker and expert Alex Andrawes grew up with a passion for wine. From his home, where pairing wine…

FOOLISH

Gil Baumgarten · 2021

Wall Street brokerage firms won’t be happy about this book. That’s because brokerage firms have built their businesses on profiting in the shadows, and they surely don’t want the lights to come on. After 25 years on Wall Street and another 10 years as a…

Syndicating Is a B*tch

And Other Truths You Haven't Been Told

Bruce Petersen · 2020

If you're in real estate, you've heard of syndication. It's the new industry gold rush, and much like the dotcom bubble in the late 1990s, investors are wondering if they should get in on the action or wait for the market to correct. Award-winning syndicator…

Commercial Real Estate Investing

Mike Sowers · 2021 · Audiobook

Getting bored with residential real estate? Do the exact same thing in the commercial space for ten times the profit, with no extra time, money, risk, or corporate red tape. Most commercial real estate books leave you with plenty of information but no idea…

Best In Class

How to Manage Your Multifamily Asset, Avoid Mistakes, and Build Wealth through Real Estate

Kyle Mitchell · 2021

Feeling overwhelmed by your investment property? There are plenty of books about investing in multifamily real estate, but few that tell you what to do with that property once you own it. Best In Class lays out everything you need to become a Best in Class…

Common Financial Sense

Simple Strategies for Successful 401(k) & 403(b) Retirement Plan Investing

Harris Nydick · 2018

The decisions you make about your 401(k) or 403(b) plan today will have a huge impact on your life tomorrow. Your future isn’t going to pay for itself. Common Financial Sense will give you the knowledge you need to fund the retirement you deserve. Common…

Life on Your Terms

Why Doctors Use Real Estate Investments to Set Themselves Free and How You Can Too

Letizia Alto · 2023

It’s no secret that medicine has changed. Quality metrics and reimbursement are now prioritized over patient interests and compassionate care. Doctors are seen, and treated, as replaceable cogs in a profit-making machine. As a doctor, how do you shake up a…

Guns, Drugs, or Wealth

The Three-Income Secret to Success That Took Me from the Streets of Detroit to the Top of My Game

Jerry Ford · 2018

If Jay-Z and Warren Buffet collaborated on a how-to guide to building personal capital, it would combine invaluable financial expertise with street-smart wisdom. Guns, Drugs, or Wealth does just that. Jerry Ford overcame inner-city poverty, violence, and…

Tipping the Scale

Michael Brubeck

As the legalization of marijuana spreads across the United States, a multibillion-dollar industry, as large in revenue as Big Tobacco, is emerging from underground. Yet more than 90 percent of today’s investments into budding cannabis producers will end in…

Win-Win Revolution

Bill Bymel

Nearly a decade after the subprime mortgage meltdown of 2008, tens of billions of dollars' worth of real estate remains in distress, and there are sizeable profits to be made by investors in the secondary market. Purchasing nonperforming loans (NPLs) from…

Catching Knives

Jake Harris · 2021

Buy when there’s blood in the streets, even when the blood is your own., Baron Rothschild Almost every decade, in every recession, you have the chance to change your life. Big returns. Passive income. Financial freedom. Even investors with little experience…

Invest Like the Best

Chris Belchamber · 2021

Invest Like the Best. The Low-Risk Road to High Returns. The best practices of the most successful investors, with winning track records that span decades, can be clearly defined, easily understood, and simply measured in real time. But, very few people take…

The Household Endowment Model

Wealth Planning for Affluent Families

Vince Annable · 2019

Your wealth should not live and die with the downturns and upticks of the stock market. But if your advisor stuck you with a prehistoric investment model of stocks and bonds, your heart drops, along with your portfolio value, any time the market takes a…

Investing Is Your Superpower

Shinobu Hindert · 2021

Investing isn’t just for men. It’s for anyone who wants to thrive financially. There is a cultural shift happening today. Right now. More and more women are investing in the stock market and claiming their financial freedom. But it’s hard to know where to…

Money and Meaning

Christopher F. Poch · 2025

Take charge of your finances and get on the road to financial independence. Wealth management is more than just managing money. When building wealth, priorities are made, goals are established, and values become clear. Do you have the tools you need to make…

The Good Your Money Can Do

Eva Yazhari

Everyone is trying to find their meaning and purpose in life. We are becoming more conscious and more intentional with our decisions. Perhaps we have thought about making meaningful choices with food, lifestyle, and overall health, but when it comes to money…

Get Rich, but Not Quick

Edward Beck

“Fix and flip” television shows have inspired dreams of fast money and a flexible lifestyle. If they’ve got you entertaining visions of flipping homes, you should know that making a profit won’t necessarily be quick or easy. But you can do it, and be ethical…

Wealth Without Wall Street

3 Steps to Freedom Through Passive Income

Joey Muré · 2024

Passive Income > Monthly Expenses = Financial Freedom Doing the “right thing” with your money used to mean hard work, aggressive saving, and 401(k) investing. The end result, your prize for years of labor, was a retirement that would last forever. But…

Section 16 Secrets

William Burns · 2023

Would you sign up for an early death just to earn more money? Section 16 officers often earn $1 million or more per year, but a high-stress career along with limited exercise and poor eating habits can take years off your life. What about your financial life?…

Navigate the Investment Jungle

Seven Common Financial Traps and How to Sidestep Them

Douglas Stone · 2020

Are you confident you’re getting the best possible financial advice? You might have a few advisors, a CPA, and an estate attorney, all of whom you like, but you don’t talk that often or feel an emotional connection with any of them. They’ve never drilled down…

The Seven Keys to Investing Success

P.J. DiNuzzo · 2020

No matter your profession, one day, a reconciliation of the lifelong investment decisions you have made will take precedence over everything else... at retirement. This reflection will trigger the mandate for a full assessment of where you stand, while also…

Do the Work Once, Get Paid Forever

John Bogdasarian

Real estate investing might not seem very sexy, but it’s the most solid, dependable, predictably profitable way to diversify a portfolio. And you don’t have to be an expert to make very solid returns. All you need is the right partner and the guidance…

Rockstar Real Estate Investing

Jessi Johnson

Making serious income from the real estate market is safer and easier than you think. Jessi Johnson and Kyle Green know the secrets to investing in and profiting from real estate, and, with some confidence and their surefire tips and tricks, you can become a…

Money off the Table

Decision Science and the Secret to Smarter Investing

Tony Sablan · 2020

How much do you know about the principles of investing? How many books have you read about finance? And yet, how many times have your investments still fallen short of your expectations? A lot of people assume that the more you know about finances, the more…

The REAL Perspective

Secret Investments Your Financial Advisor Won't Tell You About

Mike Brown · 2020

If you’re an investor, you know that not all financial advisors have their clients’ best interests in mind. You also probably know that building long-term wealth strictly on Wall Street is nearly impossible. But who can you trust, and where do you go for the…

Your Rich Life

Jonathan Satovsky · 2019

Most of us never reach our financial potential because we get in our own way, straying from careful long-term planning. In Your Rich Life, veteran assets manager and financial planner Jonathan Satovsky delivers frank talk on how to stay out of your own way…

Money Mind

Beyond Speculation

Brayden Sutton · 2022

Losing money is an unavoidable part of trading. Losing your sanity shouldn’t be. Financial freedom can feel elusive. Achieving it through speculation, for many, seems like a dream even further out of reach. Where do you start? How do you learn? Are there…

The Smooth Ride Portfolio

How Great Investors Protect and Grow Their Wealth…and You Can Too

Clint Sorenson · 2024

Now more than ever before, individual investors can access resources to replicate the winning strategies of the world’s savvy investment professionals, but they don’t. The average investor consistently underperforms. Why? Because money is an emotional…

Don't Lose Your Money or Your Mind

Marjan Stojanovski

You've been trading for a couple years, but instead of making money, you're frustrated by a lack of results. You've tried everything--newsletters, programs, investing gurus--but nothing has worked. No matter how much you learn or what you try, you're not…

Landlord Secrets

Mike Lautensack · 2024

FILL VACANCIES FASTER. KEEP TENANTS LONGER. MAXIMIZE YOUR REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS. Real estate investing continues to be one of the best avenues for people to achieve life-altering wealth. However, real estate investments require rent-paying tenants to…

The 100 Year Savings Solution

How to Create the Financial Foundation for Yourself, Your Family, and Your Legacy

Rick Sapio · 2023

Have you ever made a bad investment decision at the spur of the moment? If so, you’re not alone. Our financial system rewards the big players while keeping everyone else off-balance, making you feel like you have to act fast and luring you into bad…

Investing in America

The Rise of a 250-Year Bull Market

Meb Faber · 2026

"Never bet against America." - Warren Buffett Nobel Prize recipients. Venture capital investments. R&D and energy production. From humble beginnings, the United States has become the world leader in nearly every economic endeavor. Understanding the history…

Moneywork

Fuel Your Freedom with Dividend Income

Paul Durso · 2026

Moneywork takes you on a surprising journey that began with a casual soak among fellow financial pros. An encounter that shattered every preconceived notion about investing. Instead of yet another get-rich-quick scheme, you'll discover a time-tested…

The $25 Millionaire

The Million-Dollar Lesson Most People Learn Too Late

Christopher "Toph" Day · 2026

"Your origin does not dictate your destination." What if the path to wealth does not begin with a high income, a lucky break, or a family that already has money? What if it begins with $25? A teenager who invests $25 a week starting at 18 can retire a…

The Official Guide to The $25 Millionaire

Start the Conversation That Changes Everything

Christopher "Toph" Day · 2026

"Your origin does not dictate your destination." The $25 Millionaire changed the way you think about money and time. The Official Guide to The $25 Millionaire is how you begin. This is the hands-on companion to the book. Built not for reading but for doing…

Fire Your Financial Advisor

Greg Aler · 2023

Greed. Exploitation. And so many fees. All hiding in plain sight. That's your financial advisor. Whose services and advice have become the outdated VHS player of retirement. In Fire Your Financial Advisor: 40 Years of Greed and Exploitation of the American…

The All Weather Trader

Tom Basso · 2023

Risk. It can be kryptonite for investors, no matter your investment amount or level of experience. But, like many obstacles to success, risk is a challenge only overcome by facing it head-on. What if you could attack risk, rather than hide from it? What if…

The Millionaire Money Moves Supplemental Investment Guide

Cedric Nash · 2023

This supplemental investment guide takes the principles laid out in Why Should White Guys Have All the Wealth? and teaches you how to build wealth in the stock market, in real estate, through entrepreneurship, and with alternative investments. Complete with…

Why Should White Guys Have All the Wealth?

Cedric Nash · 2023

Why haven’t other books made you a millionaire? Why Should White Guys Have All the Wealth? digs into why you find it hard to do what you need to do with your money to become a millionaire and shows you how to push past it. Yes, there’s tons of information on…

Buen Camino

What a Hike through Spain Taught Me about Investing and Life

Gordon Bernhardt · 2022

Lots of people take a walk to clear their heads, but have you ever walked over six hundred miles to do it? On a misty, gray morning in the summer of 2018, Gordon Bernhardt set out from a small town in the French Pyrenees to walk the ancient pilgrim route of…

Find Your Financial Freedom

Logan Rankin · 2022

The conventional pathway to Financial Freedom used to be clear: invest in 401(k)s, pay off debt, and save. But what if you don’t want to work until you’re sixty-seven? What if you want to achieve your retirement goals now, rather than wait? With the high…

Mastering the Money Mind

A New Way of Thinking About Personal Finance

Ed Lambert, Alex Cabot · 2022

“The person who starts simply with the idea of getting rich won’t succeed; you must have a larger ambition.”, John D. Rockefeller When it comes to building a successful investment portfolio, there isn’t a single approach that works for every investor. We…

Middle Class to Millionaire

David Vernich · 2022

Is it still possible for a middle-class American to become a millionaire? Imagine creating enough passive income to surpass your earned active income. Imagine living without worrying about current expenses or the next recession. Imagine securing your…

One Decade to Make Millions

A Strategy to Maximize the Power of Your Twenties

Jeff Johnson · 2022

A bookkeeper with a two-year college degree retires with more than $5 million in his investment accounts. A renowned surgeon is shocked to discover that he doesn’t have enough to retire. Based on real people, the two stories in One Decade to Make Millions…

Wealth Your Way

A Simple Path to Financial Freedom

Cosmo DeStefano · 2022

Journey through your Life’s Complete Financial Arc with Wealth Your Way. Accumulate wealth, achieve the pinnacle of financial independence, and then comfortably spend your wealth as you retire on your own terms. Financial independence buys you the most…

Financial Freedom Blueprint

Louis Llanes · 2021

If you’re ready to accelerate your path to prosperity, Financial Freedom Blueprint lays out a proven system for planning and investing to secure your financial independence. Designed specifically for busy professionals who want to retire early, with enough…

The Sharper Investor

Richard Thalheimer · 2021

Have you ever wished you could see into the minds of the investing greats? Learn how they make their choices, with proven methodologies that beat the market again and again? In this groundbreaking book, Richard Thalheimer offers an unparalleled look behind…

Middle-Class Millionaire

Kyle Dennis · 2018

You don't need to be a genius to work the stock market. Sure, there's a vast amount of information to wade through and plenty of "experts" with questionable management advice. Kyle Dennis wasn't a market genius, but with a smart stock-trading strategy, he…