Out of fiction, and into finance

Over the last year, I've graduated from reading about finance online to real books. At a cousin's recommendation, I'm working through Ben Graham's The Intelligent Investor. It's superb. Graham's practical evaluation of investing is tremendous, and his handling of the underlying issues of risk and decision-making are masterful. For those who want to dig a little deeper into historical background and concepts of risk, I highly, highly recommend Peter Bernstein's Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk. It's on my re-reading list, and it may deserve its own dedicated post once I get back to it.

Graham's tome is really a long-term reading project. I can usually take about 1-2 chapters at a time, but I find it needs some time to soak in.

For reading on the lighter side, I borrowed a copy of Jeff Yeager's The Cheapskate Next Door. It's great. Yeager's humorous take on the stranger habits of cheapskates (or frugal folk, as I may choose to call them) balances a very pragmatic summary of frugal tips and tricks.

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