Essential Reading

Depends on how deep down the rabbit hole you want to go.

To be a top player you'd need to know all the people and agencies in charge of say $1B+ and what they do and why they do it.

Economics is pretty cool, but its soft not hard.
and the hard stuff mashes it back into place. pretty fucking fast.

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The Art of the Deal
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Capitalism and Freedom

>The Art of the Deal

"Don't believe every quote you read on the internet" - Roosevelt

art of the deal doesn't really teach you anything, though it's a fun read

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Also:

>The Millionaire Next Door
Savings is more powerful than earnings. American consumer culture is killing the middle class and the vast majority of millionaires are simple people who make decent money but saved hard and lived frugal.

>Common Sense on Mutual Funds
The financial services industry is a joke and you need to dispel all the stock bullshit that Veeky Forums falls for. Just buy Vanguard funds.

>Devil Take the Hindmost
A brief history of stock fads and manias so you can recognize it and know what to avoid (i.e. Veeky Forums falls for stupid fads like meme stocks and cryptocoins).

>Your Money and Your Brain
How to deal with your irrational instincts when it comes to your investments. The morons who cashed out in the 08 crash lost their savings, while the sensible who just held on saw all their value bounce back - which happens every single time.

Then just pick a lazy portfolio and stick with it:

bogleheads.org/wiki/Lazy_portfolios

If you need practical advice on how to spend less and save more, here my two favorite blogs:

earlyretirementextreme.com/
mrmoneymustache.com/

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>Devil Take the Hindmost
>Your Money and Your Brain

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Read "Deep Learning" if you want to learn how to make money by becoming extremely smart.