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Personal Finance Book Suggestions?

Posted by Cliff on from the making-your-money-work-for-you dept.

luc13n asks: "I've seen others making requests for books or reading suggestions. I've been out of college and working professionally in the IT field for two years now. I have some money in the checking account and the savings account and I've started wondering... is there a better way to manage my money? Kinda the old adage 'make your money work fo you'. Does anyone have any good suggested readings to teach a 'young'n' how to 'make his money work for him'?"

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  1. Go ask a fool by hariya · · Score: 3, Informative

    Check out the Motley Fool website. They have good advice on saving up based on your goals -- saving for that new car(dont lose principal) vs. saving for retirement (maximise returns). They also have a book and pretty decent advice in general. If you want one piece of advice, dont play the markets by buying individual stocks, just invest in an index fund.

  2. Investing Help ... by vorwerk · · Score: 3, Informative

    Websites:

    http://www.bylo.org
    http://stingyinvestor.com
    http://www.fool.com
    http://www.moneysense.ca
    htt p://www.canadianmoneysaver.ca

    Books:

    Random Walk down Wall Street (by Walkel)
    The Intelligent Investor (by Graham)