Title: Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings
Author: Fisher, Philip
Publisher: Wiley (2003)
Call Number: 332.6322 F536c2
Notes: Philip Fisher is one of the pioneers of business-focused and focused-portfolio investing. He encourages an investor to consider 15 points that pertain to the quality of a business and its ability to produce profits, rather than focusing on stock price or other market considerations.

Title: The Motley Fool Investment Guide
Author: Gardner, David & Tom
Publisher: Fireside (2001)
Call Number: 332.6 G172m3
Notes: With clear and witty explanations, The Motley Fool Investment Guide deciphers all the new information - from valuating individual stocks to creating a diverse investment portfolio.

Title: The Intelligent Investor: a Book of Practical Counsel
Author: Graham, Benjamin
Publisher: HarperBusiness Essentials (2003)
Call Number: 332.678 G76i
Notes: Benjamin Graham's ideas about fundamental securities analysis and value investing formed the foundation for a generation of successful investors. This book includes discussion of portfolio policy, the basics of fundamental securities analysis and stock selection, and the idea of "margin of safety."

Title: Rich Dad Poor Dad
Author: Kiyosaki, Robert T.
Publisher: Warner Books (2000)
Call Number: 332.024 K658r
Notes: Rich Dad Poor Dad is not about getting rich quickly. It's about taking responsibility for your financial affairs and improving wealth by mastering money.

Title: One Up on Wall Street
Author: Lynch, Peter
Publisher: Penguin Books (1990)
Call Number: 332.632 L991o2
Notes: As the portfolio manager who led the Fidelity Magellan Fund to mutual fund prominence in the 1980's, Lynch's secret was simple: Buy quality companies you understand and believe in - and hold on.

Title: A Random Walk Down Wall Street
Author: Malkiel, Burton G.
Publisher: Norton (2003)
Call Number: 332.6 m295r
Notes: Malkiel shows why a broad portfolio of stocks selected at random will match or exceed the performance of stocks carefully picked by professionals using sophisticated analytical techniques. The book is irreverent and vastly informative.

Title: The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom
Author: Orman, Suze
Publisher: Crown Publishers (1997)
Call Number: 332.024 Or5n
Notes: Orman's definition of financial freedom is "when you have power over your fears and anxieties instead of the other way around." She offers practical guidelines for investing, preparing a budget, purchasing a home, getting out of debt and writing a will.

Title: Stocks for the Long Run
Author: Siegel, Jeremy J.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill (2002)
Call Number: 332.6322 Si15s3
Notes: Siegel's primary point is: If you're going to invest your money for an extended period of time, your best bet is to invest in stocks.

Title: The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need
Author: Tobias, Andrew
Publisher: Harcourt (2002)
Call Number: 332.67 T553o4
Notes: Concise, witty and truly understandable, Andrew Tobias shows you how to use your money to your best advantage, no matter how much or how little you have. The book is packed with ideas about stocks, living beneath your means, tax planning, retirement, and just about everything else in the financial world.