Best selling books on how to invest your money

For seventy years, Dale Carnegie How to win friends and influence people has influenced people around the world by teaching people skills that not only win over others, but lead to personal financial success. This book is as useful today as it was when it was first published. Carnegie teaches skills through the underlying principles of dealing with people to make them feel appreciated and important; therefore, he can make someone do what he wants them to do by learning to see the situation in his eyes. This newly revised and updated edition teaches the ways to win people over, to change people without making them feel like you, and to make people like you. It is valuable reading for anyone who wants to make a claim in the business world.

The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing by Benjamin Graham provides essential information on the value of investing your money. Graham’s world-famous “value investing” philosophy protects investors from material mistakes and teaches them how to develop long-term strategies. Since its publication sixty years ago, The Intelligent Investor has become a stock market bible. This updated version incorporates financial commentary from journalist Jason Zweig, who discusses the realities of today’s market and applies it to Graham’s philosophy. This is an indispensable book that will help you achieve your financial goals.

Diana B. Henrique uncovers the shocking story of Bernie Madoff and his $65 billion Ponzi scheme in the magician lies. Ever since news spread around the world of the revered New York financier who swindled his friends, family and many investors out of a large sum of money, millions of people have been fascinated by Bernie Madoff. No reporter so far has been able to get the full story. Drawing on over a hundred interviews, some with Madoff himself, Henrique explores vivid details of the government investigations and lawsuits surrounding the myths surrounding the Madoff scheme. This true story and financial thriller is the most comprehensive account to date of Madoff’s rise on Wall Street and his downward spiral toward self-destruction.

Bottom Line: Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor by Howard Marks, President of Oaktree Capital Management, provides insights into market opportunities and risks. He has been sought after by investors around the world and now, for the first time, his valuable investment philosophies can benefit readers like you. This book explains the keys to successful investing and warns against pitfalls that can destroy a career. Marks honestly shares his own experiences and occasional mistakes to provide essential lessons in critical thinking, risk assessment, and investment strategy.

Millions of Americans have turned to Suze Orman for financial advice. In The Money Class: Learn How to Create Your New American Dream, Orman advises readers to seriously reconsider the American Dream: its promises, its need for revision, and how it fits into our lives in such a way that a successful future is within our grasp. This book provides important lessons on personal finance while addressing issues such as home, family, career, and retirement. She advises readers to be realistic and honest about their lives and to gain confidence that what they have worked for cannot be taken away from them.