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I would suggest some books if you are thinking about getting serious about investing. Also, when you start trading you should keep a log of when you purchase a stock, why you purchased it, and your general thoughts about its future performance. This will force you to actually think through your investment decisions instead of just shooting from the hip.
Here is a list of my favorite books and those i feel most important:
How to Make Money in Stocks -O'Neil (By publisher of Investors Business Daily, CANSLIM method)
One Up on Wall Street - Peter Lynch (Possibly single best investment book)
Beating the Street -Peter Lynch (Not as good as OUOWS, but still decent)
The Warren Buffet Way-Hagstrom (Analysis of Buffet by an investment professional)
Buffet - The Making of an American Capitalist-Lowenstein (Best Buffet book)
Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits-Fisher (Classic book, teaches 'scuttlebutt method')
Classics and Classics II-Ellis (Anthologies of good investment ideas and articles)
Security Analysis-Graham & Dodd (This is THE bible of how to analyze companies)
Money Masters-Train (Professional reviews people like Graham, Buffet, Templeton etc)
New Money Masters-Train (Professional reviews people like Soros, Lynch etc.)
Stocks for the Long Run-Siegel (Wharton professor on market - good book)
A Random Walk Down Wall Street-Malkiel (Classic book)
Financial Statement Analysis - A Practitioners Guide-Fridson (Very good for developing financial statement abilities)
Contrarian Investment Strategy-Dremen (Good book on going against the grain)
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Shareholder Letters-Buffet (These are amazing examples of clear thinking, and are free.)
The Money Game-Smith (Fun book with good insights)
Jump Start Your Brain-Hall (Not about investing, but good book for developing creative thinking)
Soros on Soros-Wein (Inside the mind of an amazing investor)
Economics in One Lesson-Hazlitt (Good for brushing up/learning about drivers of the markets)
Atlas Shrugged-Rand (James Taggart is a short seller's dream CEO)
The Artist's Way-Cameron (Another good book regarding creativity and breaking creative block)
The Moral Animal-Wright (Why we are the way we are, stock market is a more expensive place to find out)
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