Young Wise.
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Resources

The books, and a reference shelf.

Two short lists. The personal finance books we actually recommend, linked on Amazon, and the Investopedia pages we reach for when a term needs a clear definition.

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Books

The Psychology of Money

Morgan Housel

Short chapters on how money decisions actually get made. The best first finance book for anyone under 25.

The Simple Path to Wealth

JL Collins

A father's plain-English case for low-cost index investing. If you read one investing book, make it this one.

I Will Teach You to Be Rich

Ramit Sethi

The book that popularized payday auto-transfers. Practical and light on jargon.

A Random Walk Down Wall Street

Burton Malkiel

The accessible case for indexing. The efficient-market chapter is worth two reads.

The Little Book of Common Sense Investing

John C. Bogle

The founder of Vanguard on why fees quietly eat your returns. Short and blunt.

The Intelligent Investor

Benjamin Graham

Buffett's favorite. Skip the dated stock analyses; the framework chapters still pay rent.

Your Money or Your Life

Vicki Robin

Reframes spending as hours of your life. Heavier on philosophy, strong on motivation.

Broke Millennial

Erin Lowry

A get-started guide for your first real paycheck, written without the lecture.

Investopedia

When a book drops a term you do not know, these pages explain it in about 90 seconds. These are reference links, not affiliate links.

Compound Interest

How a balance grows on itself over time, with the formula worked out.

Read on Investopedia

Index Fund

What an index fund is and why it holds the whole market in one purchase.

Read on Investopedia

Roth IRA

Contribution limits, income rules, and how the tax-free growth works.

Read on Investopedia

Credit Score

What a FICO score is and the five factors that move it.

Read on Investopedia

Expense Ratio

The annual fee a fund charges, and why a fraction of a percent compounds against you.

Read on Investopedia

Financial Terms Dictionary

Thousands of plain-language definitions for when you hit a word you do not know.

Read on Investopedia

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