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following are some books that will give you a good idea of the actual life and career investment
managers lead.
Source: Investment Management Vault Guide

Investing Fundamentals

1. Swensen, David F. Pioneering Portfolio Management: An Unconventional Approach to
Institutional Investment. (New York, NY: Free Press, 2009).
2. Carret, Philip L. The Art of Speculation. (Hoboken, NJ: John L. Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1997).
3. Ellis, Charles D. Winning the Loser’s Game: Timeless Strategies for Successful Investing.
(New York: McGraw Hill, 2009).
4. El-Erian, Mohamed. When Markets Collide. (New York: McGraw Hill, 2008).
5. Goldie, Daniel L., and Murray, Gordon S. The Investment Answer: Learn to Manage Your
Money and Protect Your Financial Future. (Menlo Park, California: Dan Goldie Financial
Services, 2010).
6. Gibson, Roger C., and Templeton, John M. Asset Allocation, Balancing Financial Risk. (New
York: McGraw Hill, 2000).
7. Gremillion, Lee. A Purely American Invention: The U.S. Open-End Mutual Fund Industry.
(McLean, Virginia: National InvestmentCompany Service Association, 2000).
8. Lack, Simon. The Hedge Fund Mirage: The Illusion of Big Money and Why It’s Too Good to
be True. (New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2012).
9. Pozen, Robert and Crane, Sandra. The Mutual Fund Business. (Cambridge, Massachusetts:
MIT Press, 1998).
10. Siegel, Jeremy L. The Future for Investors. (New York: Crown Business, 2005).

Autobiographies and Histories

1. Bernstein, Peter L. Against the Gods, The Remarkable Story of Risk. (New York: John
Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1996).
2. Bernstein, Peter L. Capital Ideas: The Improbable Origins of Modern Wall Street.
(Columbus, Ohio: The Free Press,1992).
3. Dreyfus, Jack. The Lion of Wall Street: The Two Lives of Jack Dreyfus. (Washington, D.C.:
Regnery Publishing, 1996).
4. Ellis, Charles and Vertin, James. Wall Street People: True Stories of Today's Masters and
Moguls. (New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2001).
5. Ellis, Charles. Capital: The Story of Long Term Investment Excellence. (New York: John
Wiley & Sons, 2004).
6. Fisher, Phil A. Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits. (New York: John Wiley & Sons,
1996).
 7. Graham, Benjamin. The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing,
revised edition. (New York, Harper Collins, 1973).
8. Henriques, Diana. Fidelity's World: The Secret Life and Public Power of the Mutual Fund
Giant. (New York:Touchstone Press, 1997).
9. Lowenstein, Roger. When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital
Management. (New York: Random House, 2000).
10. Malkiel, Burton G. A Random Walk Down Wall Street. (New York: W.W. Norton & Co, Inc.,
2007).
11. Neuberger, Roy. So Far, So Good: The First 94 Years. (New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
2000).
12. Niederhoffer, Victor. Education of a Speculator. (New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1998).
13. Porter, Michael E. Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and
Competitors. (New York: The Free Press, 1998).
14. Rice, Bob. The Alternative Answer: The Nontraditional Investments that Drive the World’s
Best-Performing Portfolios. (New York: Harper Collins, 2013).
15. Sosnoff, Martin. Silent Investor, Silent Loser. (New York: Richardson, Steirman & Black,
1987).
16. Stewart, James B. Den of Thieves. (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992.
17. Taleb, Nassim Nicholas. Fooled by Randomness, (New York: Random House, 2004).