Investing Book Highlights Series

The Richest Man in Babylon George S. Clason T o start the Investing Book Highlights  series, I have a classic book that was  first published in 1926  called The Richest Man in Babylon . I chose to start with this book because it foretells what can be done to help oneself become financially secure. Storybook like in quality, the reader can learn how having financial wisdom or the lack of it can lead to different outcomes in how one's life turns out. Richest Man in Babylon via YouTube TOP TEN JOTS 10.  Make of thy dwelling a profitable investment Owning a home is perhaps still the American dream. How that becomes a profitable investment is usually in the realm of the real estate experts. For most of us, this dream is a nice way to think that the mortgage payments are a form of monthly investment for our future that'll hopefully appreciate over time. " Own thy home. " wrote Clason but in the long run it would be more profitable if you could own...

Welcome to the Investing Book Highlights Series F irst some personal information about me. I am an expat from Hawaii living in Japan since 2006. I am mostly enjoying the experience of another culture and find that there are more similarities than differences between the Hawaiian and Japanese cultures. I've had a fondness in investing in companies in the major stock markets since graduating from my university and have had an account in a brokerage firm since then. Familiar but different M y blog's main objective is to try and provide some insights into  Investment Books that may be useful in making decisions about investing and taking pleasure out of it. I have tried to order  the books that are presented in a way that will benefit beginning investors. The books that will be showcased does not represent a complete and exhaustive list but only a selection that I have decided to delve into. I will use the popular TOP 10 LIST format to highlight what I think are the...