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Curated by Donald B. Johns III

THE BULL'S RESOURCE LIST

24 years in financial services means 24 years of filtering out the noise. These are the books, tools, platforms, and resources that actually matter.

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Essential Reading

BOOKS EVERY INVESTOR NEEDS

The Intelligent Investor
Benjamin Graham

The bible of value investing. Warren Buffett calls it the best book about investing ever written. Understand market psychology, margin of safety, and how to think like a long-term investor.

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Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
Edwin Lefèvre

The fictionalized biography of Jesse Livermore. More relevant today than when it was written in 1923. Essential reading on speculation, market psychology, and timing.

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Market Wizards
Jack D. Schwager

Interviews with the world's greatest traders — Paul Tudor Jones, Ed Seykota, Bruce Kovner. The patterns in how elite traders think about risk and psychology are priceless.

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The Big Short
Michael Lewis

The inside story of the 2008 financial crisis and the traders who saw it coming. A masterclass in independent thinking and betting against the herd when the data is clear.

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The Psychology of Money
Morgan Housel

The most readable and practical book on wealth written in the last decade. Timeless lessons on how people actually behave with money and how to use that to your advantage.

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One Up On Wall Street
Peter Lynch

Peter Lynch managed Fidelity's Magellan Fund from 1977 to 1990. His thesis — retail investors have a real edge over institutions in finding great companies early — is as true today as ever.

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For the young investors in your life: The Opportunity Crew, Donald Johns’ money-smarts book series for ages 8–11. See the books →

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Market Data & Analysis

TOOLS THE PROS USE

TradingView
Charts & Technical Analysis — Free + Paid

The best charting platform for retail traders. Real-time data, hundreds of indicators, crypto + stocks + forex + commodities all in one place. Used by millions of serious traders worldwide.

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Finviz
Stock Screener & Market Maps — Free + Paid

The best free stock screener and market heat map. Filter thousands of stocks by any metric, see sector performance at a glance, and track insider trading activity. A daily must-use tool.

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Unusual Whales
Options Flow & Dark Pool Data — Free + Paid

Tracks unusual options activity, dark pool prints, and Congressional stock trades. Gives retail investors a window into what institutional money is doing before the move happens.

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Glassnode
Crypto On-Chain Analytics — Free + Paid

The gold standard for Bitcoin and Ethereum on-chain data. Wallet activity, exchange flows, miner behavior — the data serious crypto investors use to understand where we are in the cycle.

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SEC EDGAR
Public Company Filings — Free

Every public company's financial filings — 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, insider transactions. The source of truth on any public company. Learn to read these and you have an edge most retail investors never develop.

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FRED — Federal Reserve
Economic Data — Free

CPI, GDP, unemployment, yield curves, money supply — every macro data point you need to understand the broader economic environment. Bookmarked by every serious macro investor.

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