Overview: Being an educated investor means seeking information from a number of different sources, including various authors. Larry Swedroe, financial author and director of research for Buckingham Asset Management, reads dozens of books each year and wanted to share his thoughts on some recently published books on investing. These were first published on his Wise Investing blog on CBS MoneyWatch.

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The Little Book of Safe Money

There are very few in the financial media whose material I would consider recommended reading. The Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Zweig is one of them, and his new book The Little Book of Safe Money is one you should consider.

 

His latest work adds to his reputation for writing books that not only provide important insights into the winning investment strategy, but are also good reads. This little book is filled with sage counsel from which even sophisticated investors can benefit. Among the pearls of wisdom are three commandments Zweig put in biblical language to emphasize their importance.

Zweig shows you how to achieve your financial goals while avoiding the pitfalls most investors fall prey to. His advice includes:

His book also provides advice on how to avoid many of the behavioral mistakes investors keep repeating. As William Bernstein, who wrote the foreword, put it: “Jason Zweig knows your financial demons, where they live, why they’re making you poor, and how you can beat them.”