What are some good personal finance books esp. considering the UK system?

[hedgehog]

Most books have a US orientation and I have heard most of them even if I obviously haven't read all. The same thing over and over.

Ramit Sethi has a separate UK version of his book besides the US version. Besides him, what are some recommended books for

1. the UK

2. OK, or in general / the US as well?

Yes, we all know Craig's book but besides?

[magneto]

Smarter Investing by Tim Hale
is often highly recommended, and I agree as first choice.

Beginners' Guide to Investment by Bernard Gray
Investing for the Long Term by Robert Linggard

The last two are fairly old and may be out of print, and are not as good as the first.

With most investment books being as you say of US origin, the above  are the only ones I can think of immediately presented from the UK point of view.

From the US you are spoilt for choice, e.g.
Random Walk down Wall Street, Malkiel
Stocks for the Long Run, Siegel
The Intelligent Investor, Graham
Valuing Wall Street, Smithers
edit : added
All about Asset Allocation, Ferri (BH compliant)
However none of the above will align with PP approach.

All Best

[gizmo_rat]

Here's a fairly recent roundup of UK focused investment books.

http://monevator.com/weekend-reading-ch ... your-life/

I've found most of the UK ones to be very dry technical tomes. I did try to read the often recommended Tim Hale book but found it somewhat soporific, one to avoid if driving or operating heavy machinery.

[MediumTex]

Good news: Craig and I are working on a UK version of the PP book, tentatively set to be titled: The Permanent Bloody Portfolio.

Seriously, though, I don't know what aspect of personal finance you are looking for, but I really enjoyed The Money Game and Supermoney, though those books were more about the common follies of investors, as opposed to how to manage your checkbook and save enough to retire.

[dualstow]

Good news: Craig and I are working on a UK version of the PP book, tentatively set to be titled: The Permanent Bloody Portfolio.

Once featured on Rowland and Lawson's Laugh-In in the 70s

[MediumTex]

Good news: Craig and I are working on a UK version of the PP book, tentatively set to be titled: The Permanent Bloody Portfolio.

Once featured on Rowland and Lawson's Laugh-In in the 70s

That one was awesome.  I remember at the end of the show one of the stagehands arranged to have buckets of blood dumped on us Carrie-style during our closing monologues.  As we stood there covered in blood with the buckets on our heads, we started laughing so hard that our pants fell down.

[dualstow]

I can't stop laughing about the last few posts in this thread.

[Reub]

Funny stuff Dualstow! And you sure got your wish yesterday when the US defeated Putin's Olympic hockey team in a game reminiscent of the Miracle on Ice game.

[dualstow]

Funny stuff Dualstow! And you sure got your wish yesterday when the US defeated Putin's Olympic hockey team in a game reminiscent of the Miracle on Ice game.

Yeah, I guess I read about the upcoming game shortly before it begain, because twenty minutes after my sig change I saw the news at the top of the WSJ. Nice! I'll re-edit my sig.