If youre confused and a little intimidated by personal finance and investing, youre not alone.
The good news is that investing doesnt have to be difficult.
Theres more resources out there than ever before.
Need a primer? Check out our guide oninvesting for beginners.
Learning from the experts is a great way to strengthen your financial life.
Its how average investors graduate to extraordinary investors.
To save you time, weve compiled a list of the best investing books out there.
Heck, they could even set you up to retire early.
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Then, it shows readers how to invest to ensure they wont have to work forever.
JL Collins is a blogger best known for his series on investing called the Stock Series.
Collins offers simple solutions for building wealth for those who dont geek out about investing.
He later compiled the best ones into his investing book, The Richest Man in Babylon.
The book uses parables set in ancient Babylon to explain basic principles for saving and investing money.
Some are about making your savings work for you while others focus on the value of hard work.
Arlene ofFrom Pennies to Plentyliked that the book was easily digestible.
The lessons are stated in a practical way too.
The Richest Man in Babylon was first published in 1926.
Its been reprinted dozens of times in many different languages.
The Little Book of Common Sense Investing was first published in 2007.
An updated edition was released in 2017.
The book also includes more in-depth coverage ofsaving for collegeand estate planning than the other investing books.
Tobias originally wrote this book in 1978, and its been updated nine times since.
This go-to investing book for beginners is a legend in the personal finance world.
Its got plenty of history and psychology, and very little math.
Joe Udo ofRetire by 40 who did in fact retire by 40 highly recommends the book.
It is not impossible.
Anyone can do this; it just takes a lot of time.
He didnt use any tricky get-rich-quick gimmicks.
Jen Smith is a former staff writer at The Penny Hoarder.
Rachel Christian is a Certified Educator in Personal Finance and a senior writer for The Penny Hoarder.
Probably not as good as youd like.
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