upon realizing how much time I spend reading yahoo finance and how little actual investing I do, I realized I really need to brush up on my finance (and learn some new things). of course, the world of finance books is filled with questionable ideas. there's a thread at FWF (search for "books") with some ideas, but I wanted to throw it out to B$ too - what are your favorite finance-related books? investing, daytrading, finance theory, business, whatever - what's the best?

I'll start it off:

Stocks for the Long Run - never finished it, but solid info on equity investing for starters

When Genius Failed - captivating story of the failure of once-big-time hedge fund Long Term Capital Management, with some lessons on risk management for the small investor

Unconventional Success - on my to-read list, it's advice/critiques on the mutual fund industry from Yale's CIO

Not sure it counts as finance....but I'm currently enjoying The Undercover Economist

Edit: have almost finished it now; it's very interested. I'd recommend it.

While I haven't read it yet, I've heard good things about The Origin and Evolution of New Businesses

a couple more pseudo-classics:

The Millionaire Mind

The Millionaire Next Door

both can be (very) dry, but very real-world analysis of why some are wealthy and others are not. of course, it should mostly be review for B$ members

The Automatic Millionaire by David Bach - This is my first Finance book, and it was recommended to me by someone else. I have a lot to learn when it comes to Finance so this book is good if not just to introduce me to the terms.