10 Must-Read Financial Books In 2022

Importance Of Financial Education

First, just let me point out a few reasons why financial education can splendidly help you in your life:

Intelligence Solve Problems: Author Robert T. Kiyosaki in his book ‘Rich Dad Poor Dad’ pointed out that money doesn’t solve problems, intelligence does which in the contemporary world can be seen often. Financial literacy can teach you how to earn money but it can also teach how to handle it and what to do with it during tough times like a market crash.

Build An Empire: You need a strong foundation for a building to withstand, similarly, financial literacy doesn’t teach you how to become a millionaire overnight but how to build a strong foundation to make good investments and know when to give away your money.

10 Best Books On Finance:

10. Unscripted by MJ Demarco

Unscripted is your manual on how to live the best possible life by leveraging the right type of entrepreneurship to achieve freedom, acquire time, and gain liberty. It has everything you need to start a business and achieve autonomy. One book you must read on Entrepreneurship is Unscripted.

9. Essentialism by Greg McKeown

If you find yourself feeling overworked, exhausted, perpetually busy yet unproductive? Then this is the book for you. This book explains how to focus your energy only on what’s essential, so you can do the right things that truly matter and how to say ‘no’ to non-essential tasks.

8. 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey

The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People teaches you both personal and professional effectiveness by changing your view of how the world works and giving you 7 habits, which, if adopted well, will lead you to immense success. All these 7 habits together will serve your own independence.

7. The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss

Tim Ferriss explains in The 4-Hour Work Week how anyone can create the retired millionaire lifestyle for themselves, right now, by following a four-step process: define, eliminate, automate, and liberate. If you want your long-postponed dreams to come true, you should pick up this book ASAP.

6. Principles by Ray Dalio

Principles is a manual for rational thinking. The main theme is that finding the truth is the best way to make decisions, and that ego, emotion, and blind spots prevent you from discovering the truth. You’ll learn how to get past your ego in pursuit of your goals, why you need other people to improve your probability of being right, and the process for getting what you want out of life.

5. Warren Buffett and Interpretation Of Financial Statements by David Clark and Mary Buffett

Whether one is investing, managing a business, or beginning to learn finance, this book is the 101 rapid course in financial statements. The author has written this book with the objective of making Financial Statements understandable to almost anyone. Every component of the Balance Sheet, Income Statement, etc is dismantled and explained in simple language.

4. One Up On Wall Street by John Rothchild and Peter Lynch

One Up on Wall Street teaches how to use what you already know to make money in the market and guides fledgling investors through the process of how to pick stocks and build a winning investment portfolio. Author and investor Peter Lynch, with the help of author John Rothchild, explains that investors do not have to work at high-profile finance firms to be successful.

3. The Millionaire Fastlane by M. J. DeMarco

The Millionaire Fastlane points out what’s wrong with the old get a degree, get a job, work hard, retire rich model, define wealth in a new way, and show you the path to retiring young. Ironically, this is not a get-rich-quick book. On the contrary, its approach is very stoic. The Millionaire Fastlane is his story of how he managed to retire at 33, a multi-millionaire.

2. The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Franklin

Known as the stock market bible, this book is a complete material for all types of investors and offers practical tips on how to become an intelligent investor, under the principles of the “father of value investing”. According to Graham, investing requires a lot of discipline and consistency to deal with uncertainties, besides market knowledge and financial education.

1. Think and Grow Rich By Napolean Hill

Think And Grow Rich is a state of mind. It uses the power of imagination for manifesting strong desires and a definite purpose into reality. Turning obsession (definite purpose) into a reality is not an easy task. However, if you have a strong desire and you’re willing to raise the stakes, you will win. The author projects the following formula:

Desire + Ideas + Plans + Massive Action = Success

So these were my picks for the best finance books you must read in 2022 for financial success. Let me know if you have any other opinions.