You want to broaden your knowledge about Dividend and Value Investing, then look no further! I have selected a range of books that I think can help you on your own journey to Financial Independence. If you are still hungry for more than check out this Amazon list for more Dividend Investment Books (Affiliate Link).
1. The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham *****
This is a classic investment book for any value and long-term investor. It’s quite long and covers many aspects in detail so that you get a sound understanding of the underlying principles of value investing which formed investor legends like Warren Buffett.
The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing
Revised Edition
640 pages
Published in 2006
2. One Up On Wall Street by Peter Lynch *****
One of America’s most successful money manager tells how average investors can beat the pros by using what they know. Investing does not need to be complicated and opportunities are everywhere. From the supermarket to the workplace to our own home, we encounter products and services all day long. By paying attention to the best ones, we can find companies in which to invest.
One Up On Wall Street: How To Use What You Already Know To Make Money In The Market
Revised Edition
304 pages
Published in 2000
3. A Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton Malkiel *****
This book is quite a broad book that covers fundamental vs. technical analysis, modern portfolio theory, index funds, etc. Burton Malkiel gives an overview of how our securities markets are structured, how they operate. He also takes you on a journey through history in bubbles, booms, busts, depressions, recessions, and rallies from the Tulip craze to today’s time. As we are already in the 2020s it also helps to take a critical look at some of the aspects as the investing landscape has changed dramatically with technology.
A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing
Revised Edition
480 pages
Published in 2000
4. The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley ****
This book give you an insight of the seven common traits that show up again and again among those who have accumulated wealth. The underlying principle to become wealthy is by living well below your means. The book tells anecdotes of people who do not look like millionaires: they live in modest neighborhoods, drive domestic sedans, and usually have a blue-collar job that does not come with an expensive lifestyle associated. For that reason they can accumulate a sizeable nest egg.
The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America’s Wealthy
Revised Edition
272 pages
Published in 2010
5. Your Money Ratios: 8 Simple Tools for Financial Security by Charles Farrell ****
Your Money Ratios will help to effectively manage debt, invest prudently, and develop a realistic and effective savings plan depending on your stage in your working life, be it in your 30s, 40s, or 50s. You can benchmark your own financial circumstances against the ratios and see how you are doing with respect to your savings, debt, investments and insurance.
272 pages
Published in 2009