The Finance Book Club

A Finance Book Club Original: Warren Buffett, the disciplined architect of long-term investing who transformed Berkshire Hathaway into a compounding engine of wealth, refined value investing into an enduring philosophy, and became not only one of the greatest investors of all time but also a teacher whose clarity and integrity reshaped how the world understands money.

Meditations  by Marcus Aurelius, exploring how discipline, perception, and inner control shape the foundation of clear thinking and sound decision-making.

A Finance Book Club Original: Adam Smith, the philosopher who laid the foundation of modern economics and reshaped how the world understands markets, trade, and prosperity.

The Art of War  by Sun Tzu, exploring how strategy, discipline, and positioning shape the foundation of success in business, investing, and decision-making.

A Finance Book Club Original: Frédéric Bastiat, the French economist who challenged accepted thinking, revealed the unseen consequences behind everyday decisions, and reshaped how we understand markets, incentives, and the true cost of government action.

A Finance Book Club Original: Thomas Edison, the relentless inventor who turned curiosity into systems, built the foundation of modern electrical infrastructure, and helped transform innovation into a process that could be scaled, financed, and sustained.

The Use of Wealth  by Thomas Nixon Carver, exploring how the allocation of wealth shapes productivity, social outcomes, and the long term strength of an economy.

A Finance Book Club Original: John Bogle, the founder who challenged Wall Street’s pursuit of outperformance, built a system designed to serve investors first, and reshaped modern investing through simplicity, discipline, and low-cost ownership of the market.

Character by Samuel Smiles, examining how self-control, behavior, and consistency shape reputation, influence others, and determine long-term outcomes.

Character by Samuel Smiles, exploring how habits, discipline, and personal responsibility form the foundation of strong character and lasting success.

A Finance Book Club Original: Benjamin Graham, the quiet architect of value investing, who turned market chaos into a system of discipline, taught generations how to separate price from value, and built a framework that still guides investors today.

Think and Grow Rich  by Napoleon Hill, examining how emotion, environment, and consistency influence long-term results and sustained achievement.

Think and Grow Rich  by Napoleon Hill, exploring how desire, belief, and disciplined action shape the foundation of success.

Orison Swett Marden explores how to conserve, direct, and apply your energy through purpose, persistence, and discipline to create long term success and influence.

Energy and How to Make the Most of It by Orison Swett Marden explores his argument that vitality, focus, health, and disciplined effort are the true foundations of success.

A Finance Book Club Original: J. P. Morgan, the banker who stepped in when America’s financial system was on the brink, brought order to chaos, and helped build the foundation of modern American industry.

This episode focuses on Carnegie’s final conclusions. It covers wealth and responsibility, poverty and inequality, philanthropy, and the long-term consequences of business power in society.

This episode moves from the individual to the system. It covers wealth, philanthropy, trusts, factories, steel, oil and gas, and the industrial forces that reshaped markets and living standards in America.

Published in 1902,  The Empire of Business  is a collection of essays by Andrew Carnegie on success in the industrial age. This episode covers his views on individual ambition, discipline, thrift, labor and capital, and how personal habits compound into long-term opportunity.

A Finance Book Club Original: Katherine Graham, the leader who printed the Pentagon Papers against pressure and guided the Washington Post through Watergate, cementing the power of a free press.

Book VI of Alfred Marshall’s  Principles of Economics examines how wages, profits, and rent are shared across society and how distribution shapes the character and stability of economic life.

Book V of Alfred Marshall’s Principles of Economics explores how demand, supply, and value interact to shape prices, wages, and the balance of modern markets.

Book IV of Alfred Marshall’s Principles of Economics examines how organization and leadership unite land, labor, and capital to power modern production and progress.

Book III of Alfred Marshall’s Principles of Economics explores how habits, culture, and rising standards of living shape human wants and guide economic progress.

Book II of Alfred Marshall’s Principles of Economics  examines how human wants and effort shape value and drive progress.