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20 Warren Buffett Recommended Books: Get His Reading List

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Today, we’ll be diving into 20 Warren Buffett recommended books to expand your reading list. For someone who is as successful as he is, you would not expect Warren Buffett to have a lot of time to catch up on his reading. An increasingly well-known fact about the Oracle of Omaha is that he would read 600, 750, or even 1,000 pages a day when he began his career as an investor.

There’s a reason why he’s always been ahead of everybody. The son of a U.S. congressman, Buffett bought his first stock at the age of 11 and first filed taxes at age 13.

Even now, the world’s most successful investor has a habit of spending 80% of his day reading.

He once said in an interview, “Look, my job is essentially just corralling more and more and more facts and information, and occasionally seeing whether that leads to some action.”

What could be a better way to get into the mind of the most successful investor of our time than doing what he does with most of his time? You can learn a lot about various investment vehicles by reading what he does.

We’re going to take a look at a comprehensive list of books this prolific reader recommends that everybody should read – stay tuned for 20 Warren Buffett recommended books.

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Worthy Bonds Review: Earn 5% Interest

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Bonds are often an integral part of a diversified investment portfolio. In our Worthy Bonds review, we’ll introduce you to a unique type of bond investment open to all investors. If a 5% interest is attractive to you, you’ll want to learn about Worthy Bonds.

How can a bond investment pay a 5% return in a zero interest rate environment? Here are a few of the reasons.

Skipping the middleman is a great way to deliver value to both consumers and sellers. It’s a business strategy that has been around for a while. Netflix does this with movie production – being both the producer and the distributor of films. Warby Parker is doing with glasses – sourcing glasses direct from manufacturers and making them available to consumers online for reasonable prices.

And now, it’s what Worthy Financial is doing with its Worthy Bonds platform.

Through Worthy, everyday people like you and I can purchase bonds funding small businesses and entrepreneurs that pay 5% interest. Instead of putting money in a bank and earning a measly 0.01% to 2.00% interest rate while they loan our money out for much more, we can get in on the action.

Of course, “getting in on the action” comes with added risk, but it’s an offering that we’ll dive into below.

This post was written in partnership with The Money Mix.

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Types of Bonds: Bond Investing for Beginners

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Bond investing is something every new investor should understand. Whether you are building a specific 3 fund portfolio, or simply deciding on your asset allocation, the types of bonds you choose matter.

From government bonds to corporate bonds, they all play a similar role in your portfolio – diversification. However, there are distinct differences between them, and understanding those differences can help you decide how to get started.

Before highlighting three major types of bonds, we’ll start with the basics, what is a bond?

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Understanding Venture Philanthropy and Its Impact on the World

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Venture Philanthropy is prevalent in our every day lives. From funds that provide better education opportunities to students in urban school districts to medical research for Cystic Fibrosis, Alzheimer’s, and a range of other diseases, chances are you come across examples of venture philanthropy almost every day.

Without it, many of the world’s largest social impact organizations and foundations wouldn’t be around to help people today.

This guide to venture philanthropy will help you understand what it is, how it works, and why it is important to people all over the world.

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VTSAX vs VTI vs VOO: Vanguard Funds Full Review

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Deciding to invest in index funds is one of the smartest decisions you can make as an investor. However, while deciding to invest in index funds is easy, choosing which funds to invest in is not always as straightforward. Today, we’ll be comparing three popular funds from Vanguard: VTSAX vs VTI vs VOO.

Those of you that know me know that I’m a Schwab guy myself, but that’s not to say I don’t love Vanguard. When I was first deciding what broker to sign up with a few years ago, I spent countless hours deciding between the two.

And by countless, I mean a few hours doing online research.

I quickly learned that Schwab had lower fees, Vanguard had more tax efficient funds, and both offer a wide variety of benefits to investors.

Essentially, I learned that both are great brokers because of the high-quality and low-cost index funds and ETFs they offer.

Given that Vanguard is a top broker, it’s worthwhile to highlight some of the funds that they offer. Specifically, these three common options: VTSAX vs VTI vs VOO. Before diving right into their funds, we’ll start with a quick history lesson.

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