Summer may be winding down, but there's still time to sit back with a good financial read. We asked The Experts: What book would you recommend to investors?

This discussion relates to a recent Investing in Funds & ETFs Report and formed the basis of a discussion on The Experts blog in July 2014.

The Investment Book That Is My Bible

MANISHA THAKOR: Summer is a great time to invest in some good reading. My top recommendation for investors looking to enrich their knowledge of how markets work is Larry Swedroe's "Think, Act, and Invest Like Warren Buffett: The Winning Strategy to Help You Achieve Your Financial and Life Goals."

Exposure to the financial press can easily lead one to think the secret to getting the investment return you deserve is finding the next hot sector, getting in early on an IPO, betting on currency and interest rates, or utilizing complex and potentially illiquid vehicles such as hedge funds, venture capital or private equity.

What you will learn in this book is that way thinking is all wrong. (Not to mention exhausting and expensive!) A winning investment strategy need not make your head spin. Distilled in this slim book are the five most important questions that investors should ask themselves when aiming to achieve their financial and life goals: