Online Library

All the resources listed here are available online for free by clicking the links below.

I have tried to list materials under each topic in a logical reading order with the most introductory or most relevant link at the top.

Economics

General

• Introductory
  • Guide: Economics Basics by Adam Hayes, CFA, Investopedia
  • Guide: Microeconomics by Marc Davis, Investopedia
  • Guide: Macroeconomics by Stephen D. Simpson, CFA, Investopedia
  • Video Course: Introduction to Economics by Alanis Business Academy
  • Video Course: Principles of Economics: Microeconomics by Marginal Revolution University
  • Video Course: Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics by Marginal Revolution University
  • Video Course: Wilker’s Wikinomics
• Economists
  • Video Course: Great Economists: Classical Economics and the Forerunners by Marginal Revolution University
• Federal Reserve, Inflation, and Monetary Policy
  • Guide: The Federal Reserve by Staff, Investopedia
  • Guide: All About Inflation by Adam Hayes, CFA, Investopedia
  • Guide: Economic Indicators to Know by Roger Wohlner, Investopedia
  • Online Course: Booms and Busts by the Foundation for Economic Education
  • Article: The Federal Reserve Has Never Printed ‘Money’: Part I, Part II, Part III, End Game by Eric Basmajian, Seeking Alpha
• Economic Measures
  • Article: The Great GDP Swindle by Joseph Stiglitz, The Guardian
  • Paper: GDP and Beyond: Measuring Economic Progress and Sustainability by Landefeld, et al., Survey of Current Business, April 2010
  • Article: How Much Illusion In GDP? What You See Is Not What You Get
    by Wolf Richter, Seeking Alpha
  • Article: The Myth of Wage Growth by Eric Basmajian, Seeking Alpha

Classical Perspective

• Major Economic Treatises
  • Book: The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

Austrian School Perspective

• Introductory
  • Book: Economics for Real People by Gene Callahan (read my review)
  • Book: Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt
  • Essay: That Which Is Seen, and That Which Is Not Seen by Frédéric Bastiat
  • Textbook: Lessons for the Young Economist by Robert P. Murphy
  • Book: An Introduction to Austrian Economics by Thomas C. Taylor
• Major Economic Treatises
  • Book: Principles of Economics by Carl Menger (study guide)
  • Book: Human Action by Ludwig von Mises (study guide)
  • Book: Man, Economy, and the State by Murray N. Rothbard (study guide)
  • Book: Theory of Money and Credit by Ludwig von Mises (study guide)
• Federal Reserve and Monetary Policy
  • Book: The Case Against the Fed by Murray N. Rothbard
  • Article: The Fed as Giant Counterfeiter by Robert P. Murphy, Mises Daily
  • Article: How the Fed Got Huge by Jeffrey Rogers Hummel, Reason
  • Article: Want to Grow the Economy? Stop Listening to Clueless Economists, John Tamny, Mises Institute
• Political Theory
  • Essay: The Law by Frédéric Bastiat
  • Essay: Liberty and Property by Ludwig von Mises
  • Book: Bureaucracy by Ludwig von Mises
  • Book: Anatomy of the State by Murray N. Rothbard
  • Book: The Ethics of Liberty by Murray N. Rothbard
  • Book: For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto by Murray N. Rothbard
• History
  • Book: Theory and History by Ludwig von Mises
  • Book: Conceived in Liberty by Murray N. Rothbard
  • Book: A History of Money and Banking in the United States by Murray N. Rothbard
  • Book: Tariff History of the United States by F.W. Taussig

Finance

General Investing, Index Investing, and Retirement Savings

• Index Investing
  • Guide: Index Investing by Jean Folger, Investopedia

Stock Investing

• Introductory/General
  • Course: Getting Started in the Stock Market by Wall Street Survivor
  • Guide: Stock Basics Tutorial by Adam Hayes, CFA, Investopedia
  • Guide: Introduction to Order Types by Jean Folger, Investopedia
  • Guide: Guide to Stock-Picking Strategies by Jean Folger, Investopedia
  • Guide: The Greatest Investors by Nathan Reiff, Investopedia
  • Guide: IPO Basics Tutorial by Adam Hayes, CFA, Investopedia
  • Guide: The Basics of Mergers and Acquisitions by Roger Wohlner, Investopedia
  • Course: Small-Cap Investing by Wall Street Survivor
  • Course: Socially Responsible Investing by Wall Street Survivor
  • Course: Finding Stock Ideas by Wall Street Survivor
  • Guide: Financial Concepts by Staff, Investopedia
• Fundamental Analysis
  • Guide: Introduction to Fundamental Analysis by James Early, Investopedia
  • Guide: Liquidity Measurement Ratios by Roger Wohlner, Investopedia
  • Guide: Debt Ratios by Staff, Investopedia
  • Guide: Cash Flow Indicator Ratios by Staff, Investopedia
  • Guide: Discounted Cash Flow Analysis by Jean Folger, Investopedia
  • Guide: Advanced Financial Statement Analysis by David Harper, Investopedia
• Dividends
  • Guide: Introduction to Dividends by Jean Folger, Investopedia
  • Article: Dividend Discount Model: A Simple 3 Step Guide To Valuation by David Ahern, Seeking Alpha
  • Article: High Yield Dividend Stocks Are Equity Junk Bonds by David J. Waldron, Seeking Alpha
  • Article: A Brief History of Dividend Growth Investing by Minuteman, Seeking Alpha
• Value Investing
  • Course: Introduction to Value Investing, Wall Street Survivor
  • Guide: Value Investing by Amy Fontinelle, Investopedia
  • Guide: Investment Valuation Ratios by Staff, Investopedia
  • Guide: Understanding the P/E Ratio by Staff, Investopedia
  • Article: How to Know When Stocks Are Properly Valued: A Debate
    by Nir Kaissar & Barry Ritholtz, Bloomberg
  • Article: How to Value Stocks Using DCF by Old School Value
  • Article: How to Value a Stock Using the Benjamin Graham Formula by Old School Value
  • Article: Owner’s Earnings: Warren Buffett’s Favorite Formula by David Ahern, GuruFocus
  • Article: Valuing Starbucks With Economic Profit Models by Glenn Busch, AMM Dividend Letter

Business

Intellectual Property

• Book: Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free by Cory Doctorow
• Paper: “IP in a World without Scarcity” by Mark A. Lemley