There are lots of investment books that I have read that bored me to tears or I didn't get a lot out of. The 2 most enjoyable books I have read are:
*Buffett by Roger Lowenstein. This was a concise and thorough book about how Buffett invested. Although he isn't a fan of tech companies (which I invest mostly in) you don't get to be the 2nd richest person in the world without being an amazing investor. I find people bag him because it's cool to do so yet they wouldn't have 1/1000th of his knowledge and wealth. There is another book called Snowball which is longer and digs more personally into his life but I found it a little long winded. Lowenstein's book is shorter and still great read.
*One Up On Wall Street By Peter Lynch. Probably my favourite book as he makes it clear that amateur investors have an edge over professional investor (which I really liked). Although I analyise then grade and value all my companies before I purchase there have been a couple that I have invested in after reading this book such as Afterpay ($4.50 to $6). Lynch says that some of the best companies are right in front of your face eg. Afterpay, Xero, Lovisa etc. You just have to listen to family and friends talk and they talk about great products or companies that they use. I was shopping and I noticed Afterpay sticker on 4 out of 5 shop windows. I'd never heard of it but if they had 4/5 shops they must be doing something right. Anyway I looked them up and they were listed on asx. I wouldn't have invested without reading Lynch's book because Afterpay doesn't fit my usually investment philosophy.
There is a good program on the aus biz channel called "the call". Just type "aus biz the call" into Google. They run through 10 stocks per day (plus a stock of the day). I only watch the companies I own or I'm interested in buying but it's great to hear from 2 experts on these companies. Sometimes they don't know as much about the company as I'd like but it's still another point of view. In fact it's good when I know more because it means I've done the work I should on each one of my companies.
Anyway nothing beats finding a great company, buying early and holding for a very long time.
