Suggested Readings and Book List
Private Equity
The Private Equity Primer by Franci Blassberg [Call number: HG 4751 .P75 2006]
Hedge Funds
Hedge Hunters: Hedge Fund Masters on the Rewards, the Risks, and the Reckoning by Katherine Burton [Call number: HG 4530 .B97 2007]
Hedgehogging by Barton Biggs [Call number: HG 4530 .B516 2006]
The Money Masters by John Train [Call number: HG 172 .A2 T7 1994]
Venture Capital
Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist by Brad Feld [Call number: HG 4751 .F45 2016]
Emerging Markets
The Little Book of Emerging Markets by Mark Mobius [Call number: HG 5993 .M64 2012]
Breakout Nations by Ruchir Sharma [Call number: HC 59.7 .S4465 2013]
Mr. China by Tim Clissold [Call number: HG 1552 .C59 A3 2006]
Equity Markets
A Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton Malkiel [Call number: HG 4521 .M284 2007b]
The Berkshire Letters by Warren Buffett
Unexpected Returns: Understanding Secular Stock Market Cycles by Ed Easterling
Margin of Safety by Seth Klarman [Call number: HG 4521 .K566 1991]
Built to Last by Jim Collins [Call number: HF 5386 .C735 1994]
Alternative Investments
The Little Book of Alternative Investments by Ben Stein [Call number: HG 4521 .S7552 2011]
Economics
The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman [Call number: HM 846 .F74 2007]
Soros on Soros by George Soros [Call number: HG 172 .S63 A5 1995]
Asset Allocation
When Markets Collide by Mohamed El-Erian [Call number: HF 5470 .E4 2008]
The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success by William N. Thorndike [Call number: HD 38.2 T48 2012]
Endowment Management
Foundation and Endowment Investing: Philosophies & Strategies of Top Investors by Lawrence Kochard [Call number: HG 4521 .K5763 2008]
Trading
Market Wizards: Interviews with Top Traders by Jack D. Schwager [Call number: HG 4621 .S286 2012]
The Wall Street Journal's "The Quants" series (subscription required)
Leadership
Good to Great by Jim Collins [Call number: HD 57.7 .C645 2001]
Organizing Genius by Warren Bennis [Call number: HD 58.9 .B45 1997]
Additional Reading
Sources of Information:
- Career Services
- School related finance clubs and student organizations (ex/ SIBC)
- Former interns/upperclassmen, friends and family
- Classes, coursework and professors
- Websites and online tutorials
- Company websites
- Social media
Websites:
- http://www.wallstreetoasis.com
- http://www.vault.com
- http://www.wallstreetprep.com
- http://www.financialsense.com
- http://www.nytimes.com/section/business/dealbook
Books:
- The Best Book on Investment Banking Careers, Donna Khalife
- The Big Secret for the Small Investor, Joel Greenblatt
- Decisive, Chip Heath & Dan Heath
- Freakonomics, Stephen J. Dubner & Steven Levitt
- How to Be an Investment Banker, Andrew Gutmann
- The Intelligent Investor, Benjamin Graham
- Investment Banking, Joshua Rosenbaum & Joshua Pearl
- The Little Book That Still Beats the Market, Joel Greenblatt
- Margin of Safety, Seth Klarman
- The Outsiders, William Thorndike
- A Practical Guide to Wall Street, Matthew Tagliani
- The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell
- You Can Be a Stock Market Genius, Joel Greenblatt
- Benjamin Graham Books
- Tony Robbins Self-Help Books
- Warren Buffett Books/Biography
News Sources:
- The Wall Street Journal
- The Financial Times
- The New York Times
- Forbes
- Bloomberg
- Harvard Business Review
- Managing Oneself, 1999 Harvard Business Review
- Morning Brew
Other:
- Value Investor Club
- Howard Marks’ monthly commentary
- Yet Another Investing Blog
- Clark Street Capital Blog
- Invest Like the Best Podcast
- Anything introspective reading