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Each year we highlight some gifts for investors and financial professionals.  Besides the typical money and booze, here's some other ideas for clients, partners, employees or even yourself.


Recommended Books

Margin of Safety - A physical copy of Seth Klarman's book is sure to impress.  They're rare since the book hasn't been in print for years

Principles - The new book from Bridgewater's Ray Dalio

Black Edge: Inside Information, Dirty Money and the Quest to Bring Down the Most Wanted Man on Wall Street: Financial thriller about Steve Cohen / SAC Capital

Against the Gods: A book about understanding risk and probability by Peter Bernstein

Algorithms To Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions - Book by Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths

The Industries of the Future - Book by Alec Ross on artificial intelligence, robotics, cybersecurity, commercialization of genomics and much more

Tribe of Mentors - Tim Ferriss' collection of advice from hundreds of experts in their fields

Kindle Unlimited - Get unlimited ebooks and audiobooks at Amazon


Publications

33% discount on Hedge Fund Wisdom - Save on our newsletter that summarizes 13F filings

50% off The Wall Street Journal - Sale ends soon so take advantage

The Economist - Always a good option


Tech

Bose QuietComfort Wireless Headphones - Great for flights or in the office.  Listen to earnings calls, audio books, or the latest Katy Perry album, whatever floats your boat

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite - On sale.  Great for reading SEC filings and books on the go, even in bright sunlight

Amazon Echo - Also on sale.  New version of the famous Alexa assistant


TV

Billions (Season 2) - The first major television show about a hedge fund manager, starring Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis.  Catch up before Season 3 starts or get someone else hooked on the series


Miscellaneous

Patagonia Fleece Vest - To fully blend in with hedge fund bros

Wagyu Beef - Or really any type of high quality meat from Snake River Farms

Hedge Funds For Dummies - Give it to someone underperforming this year



Happy Holidays!