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RECOMMENDED READING
General
Making the Most of Your Money Now, by Jane Bryan Quinn
The Bogleheads’ Guide to Retirement Planning, by Taylor Larimore, Mel Lindauer, Richard A. Ferri, Laura F. Dogu, John C. Bogle
Moving Forward on Your Own: A Financial Guidebook for Widows, by Kathleen M. Rehl
Investing
Common Sense on Mutual Funds, by John Bogle, father of the retail index mutual fund and founder of The Vanguard Group
The Four Pillars of Investing: Lessons for Building a Winning Portfolio, by William J. Bernstein, co-founder of Efficient Frontiers Advisors
A Random Walk Down Wall Street, by Burton Malkiel, professor of economics at Princeton University