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Books like How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street

The best books like How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street are The Little Book of Common Sense Investing, The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing, and A Random Walk Down Wall Street. How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street by Allan Roth is about passive investing, asset allocation, index funds. 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 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.

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  2. 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.

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  3. 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 behavioral finance.

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  1. The Simple Path to Wealth
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    The Simple Path to Wealth

    JL Collins · Self-help

    The Simple Path to Wealth is JL Collins's guide to building wealth and financial independence through a deliberately simple investment approach, originally written as a series of letters to his daughter.

    A kindred economics read.

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  2. 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.

    Shares asset allocation and simplicity with How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street.

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  3. 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 simplicity with How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street.

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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 passive investing and asset allocation with How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street.

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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 index funds with How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street.

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  6. Winning the Loser's Game
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    Winning the Loser's Game

    Charles D. Ellis · Business

    Winning the Loser's Game is Charles Ellis's case that most individual and institutional investors would be better served by passive index funds than by active management.

    Shares index funds and behavioral finance with How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street.

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  7. All About Asset Allocation
    All About Asset Allocation

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    All About Asset Allocation

    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.

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  8. Common Sense on Mutual Funds
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    Common Sense on Mutual Funds

    John C. Bogle · Economics

    John Bogle, the founder of Vanguard and inventor of the retail index fund, wrote Common Sense on Mutual Funds as a comprehensive argument for why most investors should own index funds rather than actively managed funds.

    Both dig into index funds.

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  9. Just Keep Buying
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    Just Keep Buying

    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 How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street: quick answers

What are the best books like How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street?

The best books like How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street by Allan Roth 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, The Simple Path to Wealth by JL Collins, A Wealth of Common Sense by Ben Carlson, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street, such as passive investing, asset allocation, index funds.

What should I read after How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street?

A natural next read after How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street is The Little Book of Common Sense Investing by John C. Bogle. A kindred economics read. Other strong choices are The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing by Taylor Larimore, A Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton G. Malkiel, The Simple Path to Wealth by JL Collins.

What books are similar to How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street by Allan Roth?

How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street centers on passive investing, asset allocation, index funds. Books with a similar feel include 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 Simple Path to Wealth by JL Collins, A Wealth of Common Sense by Ben Carlson, The Coffeehouse Investor by Bill Schultheis — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.

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