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Books like Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits
The best books like Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits are The Intelligent Investor, One Up On Wall Street, and A Random Walk Down Wall Street. Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits by Philip A. Fisher is about growth investing, scuttlebutt research, management quality. 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 Intelligent Investor
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Benjamin Graham · Economics
The Intelligent Investor is Benjamin Graham's case that successful investing has less to do with picking the right stocks than with managing your own behavior.
A kindred economics read.
Read the summary → - One Up On Wall Street
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Peter Lynch · Economics
One Up On Wall Street is Peter Lynch's argument that ordinary investors have a genuine advantage over professional fund managers, and that the key to beating the market is paying attention to what you already know.
Both dig into growth investing.
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.
A kindred economics read.
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- The Most Important Thing
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Howard Marks · Economics
The Most Important Thing is Howard Marks's collection of investment insights drawn from his decades of memos to Oaktree Capital clients — memos that became famous in investment circles for their clarity, depth, and willingness to address the psychological dimensions of investing that most practitioners avoid.
A kindred economics read.
Read the summary → - Buffettology
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Mary Buffett · Economics
Buffettology is Mary Buffett and David Clark's attempt to systematize Warren Buffett's investment approach by working backward from decisions he made over several decades.
Shares long-term holding and business analysis with Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits.
Read the summary → - The Dhandho Investor
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Mohnish Pabrai · Economics
The Dhandho Investor is Mohnish Pabrai's application of value investing principles through the lens of "dhandho" — a Gujarati word roughly translating to business and wealth creation conducted with minimal risk.
Both dig into business analysis.
Read the summary → - The Warren Buffett Portfolio
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Robert G. Hagstrom · Economics
The Warren Buffett Portfolio is Robert Hagstrom's attempt to articulate not just what Buffett buys, but how he thinks about portfolio construction — specifically his case for concentration over diversification.
Both dig into business analysis.
Read the summary → - Competition Demystified
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Bruce Greenwald and Judd Kahn · Business
Competition Demystified is Bruce Greenwald and Judd Kahn's deliberate simplification of competitive strategy — a counterweight to the complexity of the Porter Five Forces framework, which they argue gives strategists too many variables and not enough analytical clarity.
Both dig into business analysis.
Read the summary → - How to Make Money in Stocks
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William J. O'Neil · Business
William O'Neil's How to Make Money in Stocks is the manual behind CAN SLIM, a growth-stock selection and timing system O'Neil developed by studying every major market winner in the United States from 1880 onward.
Both dig into growth investing.
Read the summary → - The Manual of Ideas
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John Mihaljevic · Business
The Manual of Ideas is John Mihaljevic's comprehensive framework for finding, evaluating, and prioritizing investment opportunities.
Both dig into business analysis.
Read the summary → - The Warren Buffett Way
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Robert G. Hagstrom · Business
The Warren Buffett Way is Robert Hagstrom's systematic account of how Warren Buffett thinks about investing.
Both dig into business analysis.
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.
A kindred economics read.
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Books like Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits: quick answers
What are the best books like Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits?
The best books like Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits by Philip A. Fisher are The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham, One Up On Wall Street by Peter Lynch, A Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton G. Malkiel, The Most Important Thing by Howard Marks, Buffettology by Mary Buffett, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits, such as growth investing, scuttlebutt research, management quality.
What should I read after Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits?
A natural next read after Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits is The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham. A kindred economics read. Other strong choices are One Up On Wall Street by Peter Lynch, A Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton G. Malkiel, The Most Important Thing by Howard Marks.
What books are similar to Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits by Philip A. Fisher?
Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits centers on growth investing, scuttlebutt research, management quality. Books with a similar feel include The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham, One Up On Wall Street by Peter Lynch, A Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton G. Malkiel, The Most Important Thing by Howard Marks, Buffettology by Mary Buffett, The Dhandho Investor by Mohnish Pabrai — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
