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Books like A Wealth of Common Sense
The best books like A Wealth of Common Sense are The Little Book of Common Sense Investing, A Random Walk Down Wall Street, and The Psychology of Money. A Wealth of Common Sense by Ben Carlson is about portfolio management, behavioral finance, long-term investing. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- The Little Book of Common Sense Investing
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The Little Book of Common Sense Investing
John C. Bogle · Economics
The Little Book of Common Sense Investing is John Bogle's concise case for why buying the entire stock market through a low-cost index fund is the most rational investment strategy available to most people.
A kindred economics read.
Read the summary → - A Random Walk Down Wall Street
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A Random Walk Down Wall Street
Burton G. Malkiel · Economics
A Random Walk Down Wall Street is Burton Malkiel's argument that stock prices move in a way that is effectively unpredictable, that professional fund managers cannot consistently beat the market, and that the rational response for most investors is to buy and hold a diversified index fund.
Shares behavioral finance and long-term investing with A Wealth of Common Sense.
Read the summary → - The Psychology of Money
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Morgan Housel · Economics
The Psychology of Money is Morgan Housel's argument that financial success depends less on technical knowledge than on behavior — specifically, on understanding how your personal history, emotions, and cognitive biases shape every financial decision you make.
Both dig into behavioral finance.
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- The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing
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The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing
Taylor Larimore · Economics
The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing is Taylor Larimore, Mel Lindauer, and Michael LeBoeuf's practical manual for implementing John Bogle's investment philosophy in a complete financial plan.
Both dig into asset allocation.
Read the summary → - How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street
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How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street
Allan Roth · Economics
How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street is Allan Roth's argument that a portfolio simple enough for a child to manage will, over time, outperform the vast majority of professionally managed money.
Shares behavioral finance and asset allocation with A Wealth of Common Sense.
Read the summary → - The Coffeehouse Investor
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Bill Schultheis · Economics
The Coffeehouse Investor is Bill Schultheis's short case for doing almost nothing with your money.
Shares long-term investing and asset allocation with A Wealth of Common Sense.
Read the summary → - Stocks for the Long Run
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Jeremy J. Siegel · Economics
Stocks for the Long Run is Jeremy Siegel's comprehensive empirical case for equities as the dominant long-term asset class.
Shares long-term investing and asset allocation with A Wealth of Common Sense.
Read the summary → - The Gone Fishin' Portfolio
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Alexander Green · Economics
The Gone Fishin' Portfolio is Alexander Green's case for a specific ten-fund, low-cost, passively managed portfolio designed to be set up once, rebalanced annually, and otherwise left alone.
Shares portfolio management and asset allocation with A Wealth of Common Sense.
Read the summary → - The Little Book of Value Investing
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The Little Book of Value Investing
Christopher H. Browne · Economics
The Little Book of Value Investing is Christopher Browne's distillation of the Graham-and-Dodd value investing approach for a general audience.
Shares behavioral finance and long-term investing with A Wealth of Common Sense.
Read the summary → - 100 to 1 in the Stock Market
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Thomas Phelps · Economics
100 to 1 in the Stock Market, published in 1972 by Thomas Phelps, is a study of the conditions under which stocks return one hundred times an investor's original investment — and an argument that such stocks are more common and more identifiable in advance than most investors believe.
Both dig into long-term investing.
Read the summary → - All About Asset Allocation
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Richard A. Ferri · Economics
All About Asset Allocation is Richard Ferri's systematic guide to building and maintaining a diversified investment portfolio.
Both dig into asset allocation.
Read the summary → - Just Keep Buying
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Nick Maggiulli · Economics
Just Keep Buying is Nick Maggiulli's data-driven answer to the two central questions of personal finance: how much should you save, and how should you invest it?
Both dig into behavioral finance.
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Books like A Wealth of Common Sense: quick answers
What are the best books like A Wealth of Common Sense?
The best books like A Wealth of Common Sense by Ben Carlson are The Little Book of Common Sense Investing by John C. Bogle, A Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton G. Malkiel, The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel, The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing by Taylor Larimore, How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street by Allan Roth, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with A Wealth of Common Sense, such as portfolio management, behavioral finance, long-term investing.
What should I read after A Wealth of Common Sense?
A natural next read after A Wealth of Common Sense is The Little Book of Common Sense Investing by John C. Bogle. A kindred economics read. Other strong choices are A Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton G. Malkiel, The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel, The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing by Taylor Larimore.
What books are similar to A Wealth of Common Sense by Ben Carlson?
A Wealth of Common Sense centers on portfolio management, behavioral finance, long-term investing. Books with a similar feel include The Little Book of Common Sense Investing by John C. Bogle, A Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton G. Malkiel, The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel, The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing by Taylor Larimore, How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street by Allan Roth, The Coffeehouse Investor by Bill Schultheis — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
