With the launch of the new Canadian Finance Blog, I thought we should have a giveaway of some of the best investing books for any do-it-yourself investor. Thanks to McGraw-Hill, there will be three lucky winners getting one book each.

Consider subscribing by RSS or email to be the first to know about future giveaways. In upcoming book reviews, the contest will start the same day as the review and you could be the winner by the end of the week!

The Four Pillars of Investing (Review)

William Bernstein’s The Four Pillars of Investing gives investors the tools they need to construct top-returning portfolios­­–without the help of a financial adviser. In a relaxed, nonthreatening style, Dr. Bernstein provides a distinctive blend of market history, investing theory, and behavioral finance, one designed to help every investor become more self-sufficient and make better-informed investment decisions. The 4 Pillars of Investing explains how any investor can build a solid foundation for investing by focusing on four essential lessons, each building upon the other.

Stocks for the Long Run (Review)

Stocks for the Long Run set a precedent as the most complete and irrefutable case for stock market investment ever written. Now, this bible for long-term investing continues its tradition with a Fourth Edition featuring updated, revised, and new material that will keep you competitive in the global market and up-to-date on the latest index instruments. Wharton School professor Jeremy Siegel provides a potent mix of new evidence, research, and analysis supporting his key strategies for amassing a solid portfolio with enhanced returns and reduced risk.

Winning the Loser’s Game (Review)

Through five editions of Winning the Loser’s Game, Charles Ellis has shown investors how the markets really work and why most investors are their own worst enemies. Relying on simple data and historical facts, Ellis emphasizes in this new edition, that successful investors concentrate on long-term strategies that allow time, compounding, and the natural ebbs and flows of the market to work for them. Ellis’ central premise is simple and powerful: individual investors, while destined to lose money if they fight to beat the market, can achieve long-term success if they use the powers of the market…wisely; allowing the forceful rhythm of time to work for them.

How To Enter

To enter, leave a comment (use valid email address so I can contact the winners) in any article posted until the end of next week. Each day will give you one more chance to win!

After leaving at least one comment so that I know you’re interested in these books, you can get bonus entries by doing either (or both) of the following:

• Subscribe to The Canadian Finance Blog email, where you’ll get each article, 5 days a week with no spam emails. If you’re already subscribed and leave a comment, you will automatically get this bonus entry!
• Follow The Canadian Finance Blog on Twitter and re-tweet any of our tweets during the week!

This contest is for the three books above and is open to anyone in Canada or the United States. The deadline for entries is Friday, November 20th at 11:59PM MST and the winners will be contacted by email on Saturday. There will be three winners, chosen with a random number generator from Random.org. Once I email the winners, first response gets first choice of book, second response get’s second choice and third gets the remaining book. Good luck!

I’d like to congratulate Lyne, Karen Gonyea and CanadianDebtGirl, the winners of the Canadian Finance Blog Book Giveaway!

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