00: Welcome to the Investing Book Highlights Series

Welcome to the Investing Book Highlights Series

First 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

My 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 core ideas and concepts that the featured books have to offer. If you find that the ideas from the books need further investigation, please look into purchasing them on your own. Links to associated videos will be added as they become available.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Anything gleaned from this blog is Not Indicative of Future Results, so be sure to do your own research and if you decide to invest, do it with extreme caution.

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02: The Automatic Millionaire

The Automatic Millionaire David Bach T he second book in the Investing Book Highlight series is The Automatic Millionaire by David Bach. For someone thinking about how to get started in saving and investing, this book informs you how to automate almost everything you need to do to put yourself on the path to becoming financially independent. The steps are addressed in a sensible order and there are some practical worksheets that allow the reader to concretely see how they are doing or what they can do. Bach states toward the end that, " having an automatic plan should not only change your future, it should also change your present." To that end, it can take some of the stress out of your life and make it more enjoyable. The Automatic Millionaire via YouTube TOP TEN JOTS 10. The fact is that very few of us are born to budget. Human beings don't want to be controlled. We want to be in control. Bach suggest that you don't try to put yourself on

05: Winning the Loser's Game

Winning the Loser's Game Charles Ellis T he fifth book in the Investing Book Highlights series is Winning the Loser's Game by Charles Ellis. This book delivers timeless strategies for successful investing. Ellis offers critical information about how most investors can outperform the market for steady, long-term gains. Winning the Loser's Game via YouTube TOP TEN JOTS 10. The loser's game The loser's game outcome is determined by the mistakes made by the loser. "The basic assumption that many institutional investors can outperform today’s market is false" states Ellis. The competition between institutional investors means that it is very difficult to outperform each other not to mention the market especially when taking in the cost of active management fees. Most individual investors have even less of a chance of out-performance given the opposition they are against. 9. Over the very long run, the market can be almos

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