A list of econ books for you to dive into this summer
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The holidays are just around the corner—perfect for diving back into those books we've been meaning to read all year. Not sure where to begin? The experts at MAPFRE AM and MAPFRE Gestión Patrimonial have a few great recommendations to get you started.
Simple but not easy, by Richard Oldfield, by Richard Oldfield
Recommended by Daniel Sancho, Director of Investment at MAPFRE MAPFRE Inversión.
The theme of the book is that investment is simpler than non-professionals think it is in that the rudiments can be expressed in ordinary English, and picked up by anybody.
Recommended by Ignacio Amo, Fund Selector at MAPFRE Inversión
Annie Duke, a former World Series of Poker champion turned business consultant, draws on examples from business, sports, politics, and (of course) poker to share tools anyone can use to embrace uncertainty and make better decisions.
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, by Edwin Lefevre
Recommended by Patrick Nielsen, Deputy General Manager at MAPFRE AM
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator tells the first-person story of a character inspired by the life of stock trader Jesse Livermore, who has a rare ability to foresee the behavior of stock prices and the eagerness of a compulsive speculator.
Money, Bank Credit, and Economic Cycles, by Jesús Huerta de Soto
Recommended by Javier de Berenguer, Investment Manager and Fund Selector at MAPFRE Inversión
In Money, Bank Credit, and Economic Cycles, the author defends the Austrian theory of the business cycle, arguing that business cycles are caused by the artificial expansion of credit.
The Richest Man in Babylon, by George Clason
Recomendado por Veredas Zarco, wealth advisor at MAPFRE Gestión Patrimonial
Set in the ancient city of Babylon, the book follows characters on their journey toward wealth and financial independence, offering timeless principles and practical advice to help readers achieve these goals
Our Dollar, Your Problem, by Kenneth Rogoff
Recommended by Nicole Sophie Adenis, U.S. Equity and Global Multi-Asset Manager at MAPFRE AM
Our Dollar, Your Problem argues that America’s currency might not have reached today’s lofty pinnacle without a certain amount of good luck. Rogoff animates the remarkable postwar run of the dollar and the challenges it faces today
La escuela de Salamanca, by José Carlos Martín de la Hoz y León M. Gómez Rivas
Recommended by Alberto Matellán, General Manager at LFR
La escuela de Salamanca: cuando el pensamiento español iluminó al mundo (only available in Spanish) takes an intellectual look at the School of Salamanca, revealing how its ideas on the value of goods, the limits of power or the legitimacy of war continue to be valid five centuries later.
