Jane’s Favorite Investment Books

The Four Pillars of Investing: Lessons for Building a Winning Portfolio, by William J. Bernstein, co-founder of Efficient Frontiers Advisors

Common Sense on Mutual Funds, by John Bogle, father of the retail index mutual fund and founder of The Vanguard Group

Winning the Loser’s Game: Timeless Strategies for Successful Investing, by the investment consultant, Charles Ellis

A Random Walk Down Wall Street, by Burton Malkiel, professor of economics at Princeton University

“Where Are the Customers’ Yachts?” by stockbroker Fred Schwed. Written in 1940, this marvelous book bares Wall Street’s fib-and-nonsense as it was, is and always will be.

The Only Guide to a Winning Investment Strategy You Will Ever Need: The Way Smart Money Invests Today, by Larry Swedroe of Buckingham Strategic Wealth

Unconventional Success: A Fundamental Approach to Personal Investment, by David Swensen, manager of Yale University’s endowment

Get What’s Yours: The Secrets to Maxing Out Your Social Security, by Laurence J. Kotlikoff, Philip Moeller and Paul Solman

Personal Finance for Seniors for Dummies, by Eric Tyson and Bob Carlson

Social Security for Dummies (Second Edition), by Jonathan Peterson