Becoming A Better Investor and Trader in 2025 – Books, Podcasts, Lists and My Favorites.

Good morning everyone.

As I wrap the year I have been putting together an updated ultimate list of how to get started investing and how to become a better investor.

I do this annually to both curate and clean up my long lists to keep it fresh.

First things first though…

I think everyone should watch the movie I executive produced a few years back titled…

This Is Not Financial Advice’. It is now FREE on the Stocktwits YouTube channel here. I guarantee you will love it and be thrilled and horrified.

We broke it out into four digestible parts but I think it’s best to watch as the full length 88 minute documentary. Here is the first part:

Onward:

My friend Brian Lund who has been a writer and investor for decades shared his favorite and timeless 20 books on investing/trading (A few of the books I helped write are included). Have a look and bookmark.

At the top of my newsletter I have a link to my favorite reads. Here is the link/list.

Way back in 2018 (I keep it updated), I posted ‘What I Read, What I Pay For, Who I Follow and How to Get Started Investing’ – here is that piece.

Here is my ONE PAGE BOOK on investing.

Stocktwits is my go to hangout for fresh ideas during the day and to catch up on the mood of the market. This year we created a list of some of the OG’s and the New G’s to follow:

I hope this helps motivate you to improve your investing and trading.