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Books like All About Asset Allocation

The best books like All About Asset Allocation are The Four Pillars of Investing, The Little Book of Common Sense Investing, and The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing. All About Asset Allocation by Richard A. Ferri is about asset allocation, portfolio construction, diversification. 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.

  1. The Four Pillars of Investing
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    The Four Pillars of Investing

    William J. Bernstein · Economics

    The Four Pillars of Investing is William Bernstein's rigorous guide to building and managing an investment portfolio, organized around the four things every serious investor needs to understand: investment theory, investment history, the psychology of investing, and the investment business.

    Shares asset allocation and portfolio construction with All About Asset Allocation.

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  2. The Little Book of Common Sense Investing
    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.

    Both dig into index investing.

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  3. The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing
    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.

    Shares asset allocation and index investing with All About Asset Allocation.

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  1. A Random Walk Down Wall Street
    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.

    Both dig into index investing.

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  2. The Intelligent Asset Allocator
    The Intelligent Asset Allocator

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    The Intelligent Asset Allocator

    William J. Bernstein · Economics

    The Intelligent Asset Allocator is William Bernstein's argument that the most important decision an investor makes is not which stock to buy but how to divide a portfolio across different asset classes.

    Shares asset allocation and portfolio construction with All About Asset Allocation.

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  3. The Coffeehouse Investor
    The Coffeehouse Investor

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    The Coffeehouse Investor

    Bill Schultheis · Economics

    The Coffeehouse Investor is Bill Schultheis's short case for doing almost nothing with your money.

    Shares asset allocation and index investing with All About Asset Allocation.

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  4. The Gone Fishin' Portfolio
    The Gone Fishin' Portfolio

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    The Gone Fishin' Portfolio

    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 asset allocation and diversification with All About Asset Allocation.

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  5. The Investor's Manifesto
    The Investor's Manifesto

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    The Investor's Manifesto

    William J. Bernstein · Economics

    The Investor's Manifesto is William Bernstein's concise statement of what evidence-based investing actually requires.

    Shares asset allocation and risk management with All About Asset Allocation.

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  6. A Wealth of Common Sense
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    A Wealth of Common Sense

    Ben Carlson · Economics

    A Wealth of Common Sense is Ben Carlson's argument that individual investors outperform most professionals not by being smarter but by doing fewer things and making fewer mistakes.

    Both dig into asset allocation.

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  7. How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street
    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.

    Both dig into asset allocation.

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  8. Margin of Safety
    Margin of Safety

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    Margin of Safety

    Seth Klarman · Economics

    Margin of Safety is Seth Klarman's 1991 treatise on value investing, subtitled "Risk-Averse Value Investing Strategies for the Thoughtful Investor." The book has never been reprinted and used copies sell for hundreds to thousands of dollars, giving it a near-mythical status among serious investors.

    Both dig into risk management.

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  9. Mastering the Market Cycle
    Mastering the Market Cycle

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    Mastering the Market Cycle

    Howard Marks · Economics

    Mastering the Market Cycle is Howard Marks's systematic argument that investment returns depend less on predicting the future than on understanding where you currently stand in the various cycles that govern markets.

    Both dig into risk management.

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Books like All About Asset Allocation: quick answers

What are the best books like All About Asset Allocation?

The best books like All About Asset Allocation by Richard A. Ferri are The Four Pillars of Investing by William J. Bernstein, The Little Book of Common Sense Investing by John C. Bogle, The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing by Taylor Larimore, A Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton G. Malkiel, The Intelligent Asset Allocator by William J. Bernstein, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with All About Asset Allocation, such as asset allocation, portfolio construction, diversification.

What should I read after All About Asset Allocation?

A natural next read after All About Asset Allocation is The Four Pillars of Investing by William J. Bernstein. Shares asset allocation and portfolio construction with All About Asset Allocation. Other strong choices are The Little Book of Common Sense Investing by John C. Bogle, The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing by Taylor Larimore, A Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton G. Malkiel.

What books are similar to All About Asset Allocation by Richard A. Ferri?

All About Asset Allocation centers on asset allocation, portfolio construction, diversification. Books with a similar feel include The Four Pillars of Investing by William J. Bernstein, The Little Book of Common Sense Investing by John C. Bogle, The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing by Taylor Larimore, A Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton G. Malkiel, The Intelligent Asset Allocator by William J. Bernstein, The Coffeehouse Investor by Bill Schultheis — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.

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