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Books often suggested to Australian doctors
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Titles other people have mentioned. Not a ranking, and not a recommendation to buy.
Suggested in doctor communities
The Barefoot Investor
Scott Pape
Covers budgeting and debt.
Mentioned in r/ausjdocs — financial advice ↗
The White Coat Investor
Dr Jim Dahle
Doctor-written money manual (US-focused).
Mentioned in r/AusFinance — new graduate doctor ↗
The Simple Path to Wealth
JL Collins
Index investing primer.
Mentioned in r/AusFinance — new graduate doctor ↗
The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing
Larimore, Lindauer, LeBoeuf
Low-cost diversified portfolios.
Mentioned in r/AusFinance — new graduate doctor ↗
The Armchair Guide to Property Investing
Bushy Martin et al.
Australian property primer.
Mentioned in r/AusFinance — property resources ↗
Broader money reading
Die With Zero
Bill Perkins
Balancing saving with living.
Mentioned in White Coat Investor — books for doctors ↗
The Psychology of Money
Morgan Housel
Money behaviour.
Mentioned in r/AusFinance — which books ↗
Sort Your Money Out and Get Invested
Glen James
Covers tax and investing.
Mentioned in r/AusFinance — where to start ↗
The White Coat Investor's Financial Boot Camp
Dr Jim Dahle
12-step plan.
Mentioned in White Coat Investor — Financial Boot Camp ↗
Super Made Simple
Noel Whittaker
Australian super guide (7th ed. link; 8th ed. Oct 2026 not yet listed).
No community thread is linked on this card.
Warren Buffett and value investing
The Intelligent Investor
Benjamin Graham (rev. ed., Zweig commentary)
Named in a Berkshire letter (2013) ↗
Graham's core ideas: margin of safety and Mr. Market. The Amazon link is a 3rd edition listing.
“Of all the investments I ever made, buying Ben's book was the best.”
Security Analysis
Graham and Dodd (6th ed., foreword by Buffett)
Named in a Berkshire letter (2012) ↗
The detailed textbook behind value investing. The 2012 letter names the 1940 edition with The Intelligent Investor.
Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits
Philip Fisher
Named in a Berkshire letter (2012) ↗
Judging business quality using scuttlebutt research.
“ranks behind only The Intelligent Investor and the 1940 edition of Security Analysis”
The Essays of Warren Buffett
ed. Lawrence Cunningham
Named in a Berkshire letter (2018) ↗
Buffett's shareholder letters arranged by topic. A CNBC reading list says that at the 2000 annual meeting he called it his favourite book on his own approach. An 8th edition is also listed.
Berkshire Hathaway Letters to Shareholders 1965–2024
Warren Buffett
Named in a Berkshire letter (2024) ↗
The letters in Buffett's own words. Check the edition and publisher on the listing.
Poor Charlie's Almanack
Charles T. Munger (ed. Peter Kaufman)
Named in a Berkshire letter (2008) ↗
Munger's talks on mental models and decision-making.
Tap Dancing to Work
Carol Loomis
Named in a Berkshire letter (2012) ↗
Fortune's articles on Buffett from 1966 to 2013. Loomis edited his letters from 1977.
The Little Book of Common Sense Investing
John C. Bogle
Named in a Berkshire letter (2016) ↗
The case for low-cost index funds. A secondary compilation of the letters quotes Buffett telling investors to read this book. The 2016 letter is his tribute to Bogle; this page does not claim that PDF contains the sentence.
Source Compilation of the letters (secondary) ↗
The Snowball
Alice Schroeder
About Buffett
The authorised biography, written with Buffett's cooperation.
No recommendation from Buffett is linked here.
Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
Roger Lowenstein
About Buffett
A biography of Buffett's life and investing.
No recommendation from Buffett is linked here.
The Warren Buffett Way
Robert Hagstrom
About Buffett
Explains Buffett's stock-picking principles.
No recommendation from Buffett is linked here.
Buffettology
Mary Buffett and David Clark
About Buffett
One author's reading of Buffett's methods.
Not endorsed by Buffett. No recommendation from him is linked here.
More books doctors suggest
The Physician Philosopher's Guide to Personal Finance
Dr James Turner
A short guide to money decisions for doctors (US).
Mentioned in White Coat Investor — review ↗
The Millionaire Next Door
Thomas Stanley and William Danko
A high income is not the same thing as wealth. Includes a chapter on doctors. Check the edition on the listing.
Mentioned in White Coat Investor — books for doctors ↗
The White Coat Investor's Guide to Asset Protection
Dr Jim Dahle
Protecting assets from lawsuits and creditors. US law.
Mentioned in Med Money Guide — physician finance books ↗
The Automatic Millionaire
David Bach
Automating saving and investing.
Mentioned in The Physician Philosopher — books ↗
Emotional Female
Dr Yumiko Kadota
An Australian surgical registrar's account of burnout and overwork.
Mentioned in r/ausjdocs — books for juniors ↗
When Breath Becomes Air
Dr Paul Kalanithi
A neurosurgeon's memoir about meaning and mortality.
Mentioned in r/ausjdocs — books for juniors ↗
Being Mortal
Dr Atul Gawande
Medicine and what matters at the end of life.
Mentioned in r/ausjdocs — books for juniors ↗
Some books are written for the US; Australian tax and super rules differ.
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