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Learning and building of knowledge is a continuous, critical need in the investment industry, in a world of opportunities and ever-changing technologies. Understanding the industries, firms, and investment approaches reduces risk to the investor. Just as important are the fundamentals to investing and markets that provide investors with a foundation to protect their wealth while reducing their risk.

The following sites and reports help investors better understand the investment industry, the various markets in Asia and around the world, as well as how TriOrient Investments looks at the world of investment and many industries.

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Online Glossaries and Investment Guides

Classic Books on Stock Market Investing

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The Intelligent Investor
Author: Benjamin Graham
First Published: 1949

The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham is a widely acclaimed book on value investing. The book teaches readers strategies on how to successfully use value investing in the stock market. 

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Irrational Exuberance
Author: Robert J. Shiller
First Published: 2000

Irrational Exuberance written by Noble Prize-winning American economist Robert J. Shiller examines economic bubbles in the 1990s and early 2000s, and is named after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's famed "irrational exuberance" quote warning of such a possible bubble in 1996.

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Rich Dad Poor Dad
Author: Robert T. Kiyosaki
First Published: 1997

Rich Dad Poor Dad is written by Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter and advocates the importance of financial literacy (financial education), financial independence and building wealth through investing in assets, real estate investing, starting and owning businesses, as well as increasing one's financial intelligence (financial IQ).

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Other Important Works Worth Reading...
Note: Titles will open to external pages on Wikipedia, Amazon or other sources for more information.


The Great Taiwan Bubble: The Rise and Fall of an Emerging Stock Market
Author: Steven R. Champion
One of the all-time classics on a period in Taiwan's stock market when it reached a then all-time high in the late 1980s and early 1990s before the bubble burst. His up-close look at the Taiwan stock market provides insight into not just the local market in Taiwan but how many emerging markets in Asia operated during this time, from boom to bust.

The Dao of Capital: Austrian Investing in a Distorted World
Author: Mark Spitznagel
Any book with Daoism in the title must be read by those investing in Asia. Instead, however, Spitznagel presents the methodology of Austrian investing, where one looks for positional advantage. 

The Little Book that Beats the Market
Author: Joel Greenblatt
Greenblatt focuses on the simplicity of investing, and explains investing using 6th grade math and plain language. Greenblatt should know something how to make investing simple and successful: has average annualized returns of about 40% for over 20 years.

Fooled by Randomness 
Author: Nassim Taleb
In this work, Taleb sets forth the idea that modern humans are often unaware of the existence of randomness. He argues they tend to explain random outcomes as non-random.

The Most Important Thing Illuminated
Author:  Howard Marks
Here, Marks distills the investing insight of his celebrated client memos into a single volume and, for the first time, made his time-tested philosophy available to general readers. As others note, Marks's wisdom is joined by the comments, insights, and counterpoints of four renowned investors and investment educators.

Why Stocks Go Up (and Down)
Author: William Pike
Keep in mind in Taiwan, this is true by only 10 percent either way. Pike's book here focuses on the fundamentals of equity and bond investing, including financial statements, cash flows, and more. 

Value Investing in Asia
Authors: Stanley Lim Peir Shenq, Cheong Mun Hong
This book focuses on the opportunities and challenges of Asian markets, including current and historical case studies that illustrate various successes, risks and pitfalls.

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