Best personal finance/investing books? I’ve read a few “beginner” ones like I will teach you to be rich but would love to read some more

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Down wall street...

Would also suggest a beginners tax book! Saved my life.

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The intelligent investor

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I joined mindtree in Jan 2022. Suddenly there is a 10k deduction in salary in the month of April. The salary slip say 10k deduction as INCOME TAX.
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Has anyone gotten any kind of comp package involving crypto? I know some companies now do some forms of that or allow employees to take certain amounts in it.

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I’ve seen a couple posts lately with comments saying that people should not use a Roth 401k. Does the logic below capture the spirit of that concept?
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