Books I Plan to Read 2016 Kathy Waite Regina Saskatchewan

Younger Next Year, by Chris Crowley and Dr. Henry Lodge.
I was fortunate to hear Henry speak about 5 years ago but never really read the book.........time to fix that ....he looked great !
How to live strong, fit, and turn back our biological clocks.

Putin is a fascinating character and in the news more with Syria. A true story, which reads like fiction, about an American investment manager who made his fortune running the largest investment fund in Russia and was expelled from the country after he exposed corruption and Putin turned on him.
Plans for an office there are on hold

This was published in 1954 an I like theories that have stood the test of time.

With so many infographics on the web some insight might be useful

In one short take after another, Huff picks apart the ways in which marketers use statistics, charts, graphics and other ways of presenting numbers to baffle and trick the public. The chapter “How to Talk Back to a Statistic” is a brilliant step-by-step guide to figuring out how someone is trying to deceive you with data. — Wall Street Journal

Have read Daniel Khanemann so this caught my eye
Short insights and interesting stories on how our minds work. Chapters include confirmation bias, the overconfidence effect, groupthink and cherry picking.

The Art of Thinking Clearly is a 2013 book by bestselling Swiss writer Rolf Dobelli which describes in short chapters 99 of the most common thinking errors - ranging from cognitive biases to elements like envy and social distortions. Wikipedia

Spending my days forecasting the future this sounds interesting , all about the field of predictions, from weather forecasting to earthquakes to politics to investing.

Why So Many Predictions Fail-but Some Don't

Considering myself some what of an early adopter and sceptic of big corporations telling us the truth or acting in our best interest nothing ceases to amaze me so this could be a good read.
Apost-financial crisis look inside Wall Street and high frequency trading.
Manipulation of markets to benefit guess who? Not clients !

Flash Boys is about a small group of Wall Street guys who figure out that the U.S. stock market has been rigged for the benefit of insiders and that, post–financial crisis, the markets have become not more free but less, and more controlled by the big Wall Street banks. Working at different firms, they come to this realization separately; but after they discover one another, the flash boys band together and set out to reform the financial markets.

Amazon, the advent of which has seen a marked improvement of gifts given in the Waite house hold ...thank you Mr. Waite!

The Honest Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone–Especially Ourselves

I’m a big believer in keeping things simple and that especially applies to personal finance and investing. There’s no need for things to be as complicated as the financial services industry makes it out to be.

Fred Vettese is an expert on Canada’s retirement income system and sits on the Pension Policy committee of the C.D. Howe Institute.
Should be interesting , not a sales pitch or scare people into products, debunks typical retirement rules of thumb

The Real Retirement: Why You Could Be Better Off Than You Think, and How to Make That Happen

Straight Talk and solid retirement advice for all Canadians In the face of government changes, financial market volatility, and an aging workforce, could be interesting as Morneau is now our Finance Minister

I so agree with this:

"Complexity is often used as a mechanism for talking investors into unnecessary purchases, when all most need is a deeper understanding of conventional options. This book explains which issues you actually should pay attention to, and which ones are simply used for an illusion of intelligence and control."