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Robert Holman Investment Library

  Reading investment-related books is a fun way to pass the time.

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Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life - Alice Shroeder - Detailed biography; who he is and how he got that way

   Note: written by a family acquaintance.  The book goes in-depth about his personal life.  I really enjoyed this book.

 

Graham and Dodd's Security Analysis - Cottle, Murray, and Block - Fundamental value investing - discusses Ben Graham's techniques.

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Financial Analyst's Handbook II - Sumner Levine - Analysis by Industry - for serious students only.

 

Bear Market Investment Strategies - Harry D. Schultz - Profiting in Bear Markets - should be required reading, but out-of-print, hard to find.

 

Analysis of Financial Statements - Leopold Bernstein - Fundamental analysis.

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Techniques of Financial Analysis - Erich A. Helfert - Ratios and other measures.

 

Classics: An Investor's Anthology - Charles D. Ellis - Compendium of investing literature.

 

Classics II: Another Investors Anthology - Charles D. Ellis - Ideas and concepts of investing.

 

Secrets of the Investment All-Stars - Kenneth A. Stern - Compendium of street wisdom.

 

One Up on Wall Street - Peter Lynch - Use what you already know to help you get great returns.

 

Beating the Street - Peter Lynch - Stock picking and MF strategies by the man who ran Fidelity Magellan MF for years.

 

Buffetology - Mary Buffet - Previously unexplained techniques.

 

Wealth Without Worry - James N. Whiddon - MPT, MRP, anti-Wall Street, anti-timing.

 

Maximum Profit - Joseph E. Granville - Stock market investing, timing, and indicators.

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Battle for Investment Survival - Gerald M. Loeb - A guide protecting investors from common mistakes and pitfalls, according to William O'Neil, this is the best book on the stock market.  Out-of-print, hard to find.

 

My Own Story - Bernard Baruch - His life story - highly recommended by William O'Neil.

 

The Intelligent Investor - Benjamin Graham - Practical guidance to build an investment policy and observations of human behavior.

 

Total Money Makeover - Dave Ramsey - A proven plan for financial fitness.

 

Global Perspectives of Investment Management - Rodney N. Sullivan - Collective writings from the 50th Financial Analysts seminar.

 

How to Make Money Selling Stocks Short - William O'Neill - Founder of Investor's Business Daily, doing it correctly.

 

Practical Ways to Build a Fortune in the Stock Market - David L. Markstein - Investing concepts that can be implemented.

 

Founders of Modern Finance - Prize-Winning Concepts - CFA Research Institute - About authors Markowitz, Sharpe, and Miller.

 

Standards of Practice Handbook - CFA Institute - Ethics, Codes of Conduct, Client Service Standards.

 

AIMR Performance Presentation Standards - Assoc. Inv. Mgmt. and Research - Standardized methodology for presenting performance.

 

The Stock Market Handbook - Frank G. Zarb & Gabriel T. Kerekes - Securities reference manual, investment decisions.

 

Guide to Financial Independence - Charles Schwab - Explains investing.

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How to Consistently Beat the Market - Zack's Investment Research - investment strategies using Zack's research.

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The Big Drop - James Rickards - growing wealth during market collapses.

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Hug Your Customers - Jack Mitchell - Personalize client relationships.

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Winning Stock Selection Systems - Gerald Appel -  Compendium of 'best' investing methods

 

Bear Markets: How to Survive & Make Money in Them - Harry D. Schultz - How to profit in down markets.

 

The Encyclopedia of Stock Market Techniques - Investors Intelligence - Forty-one (41) investment indicators and strategies.

 

Panics & Crashes - How you can Make $$$ out of Them - Harry D. Schultz - How to profit in down markets.

 

Super Money - Adam Smith - Super currency.

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The Corporate Prince - Qass Aquarius - Administrative leadership tactics.

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Extraordinary Popular Delusions & Madness of Crowds - Charles Mackay - Crowd behavior and psychology; chronicles the tulip bulb craze, and 15 others

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Tough-Minded Leadership - Joe D. Batten - Team building and motivating people.

 

Business Valuation Handbook - Glenn M. Desmond & Richard E. Kelley - Computing what a business is worth when selling.

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Oh, Thank Heaven: the Story of 7-Eleven - Allen Liles - entrepreneurship.

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Negotiating Successfully: Making a Better Deal - Sam Moore - Donald Trump's 'Art of the Deal' precursor?

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The Sophisticated Investor - Burton Crane & Sylvia C. Eisenlohr - An in-depth probe of the forces behind economic fluctuations.

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Roaring Ranger - Boyce House - Tells of the Ranger, Texas oil field, which was bigger than Spindletop.

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A Saga of Wealth: Rise of the Texas Oilman - James Presley - Great Texas oil fields and oilmen.

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Equity Valuation: Models, Analysis and Implications - David F. Hawkins & Walter J. Campbell - Fin. Executives Institute - predictive price models.

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The Battle for Investment Survival - Gerald M. Loeb - Market action factors.

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Called to Rise  - Dallas Police Chief David O. Brown & Michelle Burford - Career of the great police chief of a major US city.

 

The Sale of a Lifetime - Harry S. Dent, Jr. - The coming great bubble burst of 2017 - 2019 (Dent is a perennial bear).

 

The Incredible Shrinking Alpha - Larry E. Swedroe & Andrew L. Berkin - Why your wealth is dwindling.

 

The Investment Answer - Daniel C. Goldie & Gordon S. Murray - Five key decisions every investor needs to make.

 

The First Billion is the Hardest - T. Boone Pickens - Biography.

 

 

 

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Last Edited: October, 2025

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To earn the CFA charter, candidates must master a broad-based curriculum of investment principles, and commit to abide by, and annually reaffirm, their adherence to the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct. The CFA Program curriculum provides a comprehensive framework of knowledge for investment decision making and is firmly grounded in the knowledge and skills used every day in the investment profession. The three levels of the CFA Program test a proficiency with a wide range of fundamental and advanced investment topics, including ethical and professional standards, fixed-income and equity analysis, alternative and derivative investments, economics, financial reporting standards, portfolio management, and wealth planning.

 

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