Here is a list of books that have greatly influenced us:            

 Bryan Binkholder & Jim Winkelmann
The 401k Conspiracy

The current 401(k) system is broken and in need of improvement. With no one asking questions about fees and costs, Wall Street has quietly been siphoning off billions of dollars a year from 401(k) participants while company sponsors and the Government looks the other way.  This book uncovers the problems and provides detailed solutions to solve the 401(k) crisis that presently exists. 

Barton Biggs   
Hedgehogging

Biggs was the former head of asset management for Morgan Stanley.  This is an easy read full of Wall Street insights and lore.  Biggs lets you draw your own conclusions to whether investing skill exists or if it is actually luck and marketing!    

Burton G. Malkiel
A Random Walk Down Wall Street     

The quintessential book on Efficient Market Theory.  Malkiel raises serious questions on a lot of Wall Street antics and challenges Wall Street to draw the differences between luck and skill.      

David F. Swensen
Unconventional Success: A Fundamental Approach to Personal Investment      

Swenson, the Yale Endowment Manager, brings his common sense principles of institutional money management to a personal investment level.    

 David F. Swensen
Pioneering Portfolio Management: An Unconventional Approach to Institutional Investing 

This book should be required reading for every investment committee member on your board.  Serious investors need to pay close attention to the messages brought home by America’s top   endowment manager!    

Nassim Taleb
Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets      

Taleb illuminates the differences between smart and lucky in this entertaining read.  The market can make us all look like geniuses or complete idiots.  How much control do we actually have over any outcome, if any?  You will enjoy this book!    

William J. Bernstein
The Intelligent Asset Allocator     

Bernstein, who is a practicing physician, delves into active management and discovers more and more troubling issues that all investors should be aware of.  Diversification matters over managers!  Very easy read!    

 Gary Weiss 
 Wall Street Versus America: The Rampant Greed and Dishonesty That Imperil Your Investments   

 Weiss is a journalist and really digs into the inherent conflicts of Wall Street business practices. Is Wall Street just a wealth transfer mechanism, transferring your wealth to the shareholders and managers of brokerage firms? 

John C. Bogle
The Battle for the Soul of Capitalism

Bogle really goes after manager compensation and mutual fund business practices.  This is a must read for anyone invested in actively managed mutual funds or anyone who questions corporate American manager compensation models.  

William F. Sharpe & Gordon J. Alexander
Investments  

Nobel Laureate, Bill Sharp, lays out his foundations for investments.  This is a handbook for anyone involved in serious money management.