Books Read Off Hours
During his off hours as a dancer, he had read some 200 books on the market and the great speculators, spent eight hours a day until saturated. He began his studies by reading the following:
- ABC of Investing, by R. C. Effinger.
- The Stock Market, by Dice & Eiteman.
- The Securities Market: And How It Works, by B. E. Schultz.
- Your Investments, by Leo Barnes.
- Profit In The Stock Market, by H. M. Gartley.
- Consistent Profits In The Stock Market, by Curtis Dahl.
- You Can Make Money In The Stock Market, by E. J. Mann.
His top 2 books which he had read almost every week were:
- The Battle for Investment Survival, by Gerald M. Loeb. Published in 1935.
- Tape Reading and Market Tactics, by Humphrey Bancroft Neill. Published in 1931.
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