{"id":156536,"date":"2026-05-25T12:08:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T12:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/05\/25\/new-book-recommendation-the-forgotten-investor\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T12:10:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T12:10:57","slug":"new-book-recommendation-the-forgotten-investor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/05\/25\/new-book-recommendation-the-forgotten-investor\/","title":{"rendered":"New Book Recommendation \u2013 The Forgotten Investor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>In the years I&#8217;ve been writing this blog, Ben Carlson is among the top few writers I&#8217;ve linked to most often (Jim Dahle and Christine Benz are probably competitors).<\/p>\n<p>Ben recently released a new book, which I have just read: <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1804093262\/?tag=obliviousinve-20\">Risk and Reward: How to Handle Market Volatility and Build Long-Term Wealth<\/a><\/em>. In short, it is excellent. This would be on my short list of books to recommend to a new investor, and I think it&#8217;s a fun read for any experienced investor who enjoys good investing writing.<\/p>\n<p>This book provides an exercise in &#8220;&#8230;and now&#8221; <em>stick with<\/em> Planning&#8221; lessons, in a variety of ways: stories, history, and (as you&#8217;d expect from Ben&#8217;s blog) a whole bunch of great charts for anyone learning visuals.<\/p>\n<h3>Other Recommended Reading<\/h3>\n<p>Thanks for reading!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>New to investing? Check out my related book:<\/h3>\n<table style=\"height: 135px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<col span=\"2\" width=\"75\" \/>\n<tbody>\n<tr height=\"13\">\n<td width=\"160\" height=\"13\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1950967158\/?tag=obliviouspromo-20\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"350\">\n<p><em><strong>Investing made simple: Index fund investing explained in 100 pages or less<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1950967158\/?tag=obliviouspromo-20\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"buybuttontan\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obliviousinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/buybuttontan.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"28\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p> <strong>Topics covered in the book:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Asset Allocation: Why It&#8217;s So Important, and How to Determine Your Own,<\/li>\n<li>How to choose winning mutual funds,<\/li>\n<li>Roth IRA vs Traditional IRA vs 401(k),<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1950967158\/?tag=obliviouspromo-20\">Click here to see the full list<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>A testimonial:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>    &#8220;A wonderful book that conveys to its readers our bogglehead philosophy for successful investing with simple logical explanations.&#8221; -Taylor Larimore, author <em>Boglehead&#8217;s Guide to Investing<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"date published time\" title=\"2026-05-25T07:00:03-05:00\">25 may 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the years I&#8217;ve been writing this blog, Ben Carlson is among the top few writers I&#8217;ve linked to most often (Jim Dahle and Christine Benz are probably competitors). Ben recently released a new book, which I have just read: Risk and Reward: How to Handle Market Volatility and Build Long-Term Wealth. 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