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Every book Frank Vasquez recommended on podcasts
Frank Vasquez’s most recommended books
- From Strength to Strength by Arthur C. Brooks
- Build the Life You Want by Arthur C. Brooks
- Die with Zero by Bill Perkins, William O. Perkins
- Common sense on mutual funds by John C. Bogle
- Falling Upward by Richard Rohr
- Money for the Rest of Us: 10 Questions to Master Successful Investing by J. David Stein
- Risk Savvy by Gerd Gigerenzer
- The Second Mountain by David Brooks
- Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
- The Soul of Wealth by Daniel Crosby
Frank Vasquez appeared on the ChooseFI podcast to share recommendations and discuss literature centered around personal finance, investing, life transitions, and psychological decision-making. Vasquez recommended Richard Rohr's Falling Upward, David Brooks's The Second Mountain, and Arthur C. Brooks's From Strength to Strength as helpful resources for listeners navigating the second half of life, personal purpose, and major transitions. For those interested in decision-making and risk under uncertainty, he recommended Gerd Gigerenzer's Risk Savvy. When discussing macro allocation and investment principles, Vasquez pointed listeners to Jack Bogle's Common Sense on Mutual Funds, specifically highlighting chapters eighteen and nineteen. He also recommended J. David Stein's Money for the Rest of Us as one of the best recent investment books to come out in recent years. In addition to these recommendations, Vasquez discussed Philip Zimbardo's book The Time Paradox to explain the psychological concept of time orientation, noting Zimbardo's background as a Stanford psychologist. Finally, he referenced Daniel Crosby's The Soul of Wealth to show how modern analytical frameworks address the same themes of life regrets and wealth explored throughout other financial and life-planning literature.
Books recommended by Frank Vasquez
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From Strength to Strength
From Strength to Strength by Arthur C.
Recommended“Another one's called Strength to Strength by Arthur Brooks.”
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Build the Life You Want
Build the Life You Want by Arthur C.
Discussed“I think like one of the more recent ones that I I probably will read but I haven't read is Arthur Brooks's recent book it's a living your best life or something like that co- offered with Oprah win freaks I had read strength to strength before that right yeah that one's called build the life you want the Ardent”
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Die with Zero
Die with Zero by Bill Perkins and William O.
Discussed“but that is a a broader view of the concept in die with zero it's the same concept but in die with zero they're only talking about well spending your resources your money”
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Common sense on mutual funds
Common Sense on Mutual Funds by John C.
Recommended“to learn about this you need to go to the book of Jack the book of Jack is common sense investing by Jack Bogle and uh chapter and verse from chapters 18 and 19 where he discusses this”
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Falling Upward
Falling Upward by Richard Rohr is a spiritual guidebook that explores the transition from the first half of life to the second, framing aging and crisis as opportunities for spiritual growth.
Recommended“One of them is called Falling Upward by Richard Roar.”
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Money for the Rest of Us: 10 Questions to Master Successful Investing
Money for the Rest of Us: 10 Questions to Master Successful Investing is a practical financial guide written by J.
Recommended“and this for anybody who's really interested in investing I think one of the best books that's come out in most recent years is by J David Stein who has a podcast called money for the rest wrote a book money for the rest of us 10 questions to master successful investing”
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Risk Savvy
Risk Savvy by Gerd Gigerenzer examines how individuals and society misunderstand risk, statistical data, and uncertainty, offering tools to make better decisions under conditions of incomplete information.
Recommended“the book you'd want to read is called risk Savvy it's by a guy named ger gigin he's at the MOX plunk Institute in in Germany”
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The Second Mountain
The Second Mountain by David Brooks is a widely read exploration of personal growth, moral transitions, and the shift from individual ambition to a life of communal commitment and deeper purpose.
Recommended“Another one's called Second Mountain by David Brooks.”
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Sapiens
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari is a sweeping exploration of how Homo sapiens evolved, dominated the planet, and constructed complex imaginary orders like religion, money, and nations.
Discussed“I'm always looking for the cross-section of different ideas that come to the same conclusion. Have you read like Yuval Harari's Sapiens? I certainly have read portions of it, yep!”
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The Soul of Wealth
Discussed“There is a reason why it continues to have currency and has been picked up by other people who have looked at other aspects of this in more of that analytical framework like somebody like Daniel Crosby has done in like the soul of wealth recently.”
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The Time Paradox
Discussed“Well, the research you're talking about comes from Philip Zimardo, who's a famous Stanford psychologist who passed away last year, did all kinds of other interesting research, but this comes from a book called The Time Paradox that I I don't know read like 15 years ago.”
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The Tipping Point
The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell is a famous non-fiction book that explores how little things can make a big difference, examining the social epidemics and psychological moments that cause ideas and behaviors to spread like wildfire.
Discussed“I think back to what was it Malcolm gladwell's Tipping Point when he talked about oh what was it it wasn't birken stocks it was some kind of clothing”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top Five Regrets of the Dying (Book Club with Frank Vasquez and Ginger) | ChooseFI | 2025-11-23 | 5 |
| 508 | 5% SWR, Revealed Preferences, and the 3 Stories | Frank Vasquez | ChooseFI | 2024-09-09 | 8 |
| 313 | Are You as Diversified as You Think You Are? | ChooseFI | 2023-02-08 | 2 |
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I had read strength to strength before that right”
“I think back to what was it Malcolm gladwell's Tipping Point”