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πŸ“š Booklist

πŸ’Ό Finance and Investment

  • πŸ“ˆ One Up on the Wall Street – Peter Lynch

  • πŸ’° Where are the customer's yachts – Fred Schwed

  • πŸ’‘ The Smart Money Method – Stephen Clapham

  • 🧠 The Psychology of Money – Morgan Housel

  • πŸ“Š The Little Book of Market Wizards – Jack D. Schwager

  • πŸ” Unknown Market Wizards – Jack D. Schwager

  • πŸ“‰ The New Market Wizards – Jack D. Schwager

  • πŸš— The Millionaire Fastlane – MJ DeMarco

  • πŸ›’οΈ The Little Book of Commodity Investing – John Stephenson, John Mauldin

  • πŸ’Ό How to Invest – David M. Rubenstein

  • 🏦 The Intelligent Investor Rev Ed. – Benjamin Graham

  • πŸ’΅ How I Made $2,000,000 in the Stock Market – Nicolas Darvas

  • πŸ“˜ Mastering the Trade (Third Edition) – John Carter

  • 🏭 The Dhandho Investor – Mohnish Pabrai

🏒 Business and Management

  • πŸ—οΈ Am I being too subtle? – Sam Zell

  • πŸ›οΈ Barbarian at the Gates

  • πŸ† What it takes – Steven Schwarzman

  • πŸ‘Ÿ Shoe Dog – Phil Knight

  • πŸŽ™οΈ How I Built This – Guy Raz

  • πŸ”¨ The Hard Thing About Hard Things – Ben Horowitz

  • 🌟 The Outsiders – William N. Thorndike

  • πŸ’Ό Unsexy Business – Jamie Waller

🧠 Psychology and Behavior

  • 🎲 Thinking in Bets – Annie Duke

  • πŸ€” Thinking, Fast and Slow – Daniel Kahneman

  • 🐡 The Chimp Paradox – Prof Steve Peters

  • 🎩 Six Thinking Hats – Edward de Bono

🌱 Self-Help and Personal Development

  • 🎯 Atomic Habits – James Clear

  • πŸ’­ Think and Grow Rich – Napoleon Hill

  • πŸŒ€ Start with Why – Simon Sinek

  • πŸ› οΈ Tools of Titans – Tim Ferriss

  • πŸ”₯ The 10X Rule – Grant Cardone

  • πŸ§˜β€β™‚οΈ Deep Work – Cal Newport

  • 🎯 The 80/20 Principle – Richard Koch

πŸ“œ Economics and Market History

  • πŸ›οΈ The Robber Barons – Matthew Josephson

  • πŸ“‰ Manias, Panics, and Crashes – Charles P. Kindleberger

  • πŸ“† Boom and Bust – William Quinn, John D. Turner

  • 🌍 The World for Sale – Javier Blas, Jack Farchy

πŸ‘€ Biographies and Memoirs

  • πŸ“œ Warren Buffet's Annual Letters

  • πŸ“– Principles – Ray Dalio

  • πŸ“Š The Man Who Solved the Market – Gregory Zuckerman

  • πŸš€ Elon Musk – Walter Isaacson

  • πŸ’ͺ Be Useful – Arnold Schwarzenegger

πŸ–₯️ Technology and Innovation

  • πŸ’» Chip War – Chris Miller

  • πŸ“± Creative Selection – Ken Kocienda

  • 🌊 The Coming Wave – Mustafa Suleyman, Michael Bhaskar

🧘 Philosophy and Spirituality

  • 🧠 Out of Your Mind – Alan Watts

  • πŸ•‰οΈ The Bhagavad Gita – Eknath Easwaran

  • πŸ“… The Daily Stoic – Ryan Holiday, Stephen Hanselman

πŸ“š General Non-Fiction

  • 🎰 The Caesars Palace Coup

  • 🀝 Never Eat Alone – Keith Ferrazzi

  • 🚨 The signs were there – Tim Steer

  • πŸ“Š Narrative behind numbers – Aswath Damodaran

  • 😊 Solve for Happy – Mo Gawdat

  • πŸ› οΈ How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big – Scott Adams

  • πŸ‘‘ 48 Laws of Power – Robert Greene

  • πŸ’‘ Poor Charlie's Almanack – Charles T. Munger

  • 🌍 Range – David Epstein

My Favourite Heuristics

S.M.A.R.T.

  1. Screen for Fundamentals:

    • Identify strong financials (revenue, profitability, debt levels)

    • Evaluate business model sustainability and competitive advantage

    • Consider management effectiveness and corporate governance

  2. Market Analysis (Technicals):

    • Analyze price trends and support/resistance levels

      • Focus on patterns with a repeatable edge

    • Use technical indicators (e.g., moving averages, RSI)

    • Monitor trading volumes for validation of price moves

  3. Assess Sentiment (Psychology):

    • Gauge market sentiment (bullish, bearish)

    • Be aware of common psychological traps (herd mentality, panic selling)

    • Stay disciplined and avoid emotional decisions

  4. Risk Management:

    • Set stop-losses and target prices

    • Diversify portfolio to mitigate risks

    • Regularly review risk exposure and adjust positions accordingly

  5. Track and Adapt:

    • Continuously monitor investment performance and market conditions

    • Update investment strategy as necessary based on new data or market shifts

    • Remain flexible to adapt to changing market environments

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