5 money books that can help you build wealth in 2024

If you set some 2024 business or financial goals and need a dose of inspiration to achieve them, the right book could do the trick.

To help narrow your search process, Business Insider rounded up book recommendations from financially independent investors, business owners, and entrepreneurs.

Here are five of their favorites.

Erik Smolinski has been reading about finance since high school when one of his teachers recommended he look into investing, and he never stopped self-educating. His reading habit helped him get to where he is today: At 32, he has a seven-figure investment account balance and has a majority stake in several commercial real estate properties.

"Richer, Wiser, Happier: How the World's Greatest Investors Win in Markets and Life" by William Green
One of his favorite investing books is "Richer, Wiser, Happier," written by the financial journalist William Green, who did hundreds of hours of interviews with "super-investors," from Charlie Munger to Jack Bogle. They let Green in on how to build wealth, how they think, and why they win.