BF Anderson Private Portfolio Management

As advisors we feel that having informed investors is essential to having a successful long-term strategy.  Below are a handful of suggested books we feel add quite a bit of perspective to our strategy.  We believe that experience is indispensable and one of the best ways to get it is by learning from other successful investors.  Each book is important and educational in its own way.  Limiting mistakes in wall street is critical as is maximizing potential and learning from those who have done it the right way is imperative.

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 The Battle for Investment Survival by Gerald M. Loeb

In The Battle for Investment Survival, the turf is Wall Street, the goal is to preserve your capital at all costs, and to win is to "make a killing without being killed." This memorable classic, originally written in 1935, offers a fresh perspective on investing from times past. The Battle for Investment Survival treats investors to a straightforward account of how to profit-and how to avoid profit loss-in what Loeb would describe as the constant tug-of-war between rising and falling markets.

How I made $2,000,000 in the Stock Market by Nicolas Darvas

How did a world-famous dancer with no knowledge of the stock market, or of finance in general, make 2 million dollars in the stock market in 18 months starting with only $10,000? Darvas is legendary, and with good reason. Find out why.

 One Up on Wall Street by Peter Lynch

The authors argue that average investors can beat Wall Street professionals by using the information gleaned from everyday life. "Investors will be able to put the shrewd insights presented to good use," remarked PW. 200,000 first printing. (Reed Business Information, Inc)

Reminiscences of a Stock Operator by Edwin Lefevre

Reminiscences of a Stock Operator is the thinly disguised biography of Jesse Livermore, a remarkable character who first started speculating in New England bucket shops at the turn of the century. Livermore, who was banned from these shady operations because of his winning ways, soon moved to Wall Street where he made and lost his fortune several times over. What makes this book so valuable are the observations that Lefèvre records about investing, speculating, and the nature of the market itself.

How to Make Money in Stocks by William J. O'Neil

 The techniques in How to Make Money in Stocks are hardly revolutionary, but therein lies their strength, as O'Neil claims his is "a winning system in good times or bad." Investors interested in Net stocks might be disappointed--the author's first rule is that a company must show a pattern of growing profits, which disqualifies many dot coms. O'Neil's approach to stocks is, above all, rational, and he pays little heed to market hype.