Books like The Essays of Warren Buffett

01

The Intelligent Investor

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.

Shares value investing and long-term thinking with The Essays of Warren Buffett.

02

One Up On Wall Street

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 long-term thinking.

03

The Most Important Thing

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.

Both dig into value investing.

04

Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits

Philip A. Fisher · Economics

Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits is Philip Fisher's argument that the best investment returns come from identifying great companies — those with strong management, excellent products, and durable competitive positions — and holding them for very long periods.

A kindred economics read.

05

The Warren Buffett Portfolio

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.

Shares value investing and long-term thinking with The Essays of Warren Buffett.

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Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist

Roger Lowenstein · Biography

Roger Lowenstein's Buffett is the definitive account of Warren Buffett's life up to the mid-1990s, when his investment record had already made him one of the wealthiest people on earth.

Shares value investing and long-term thinking with The Essays of Warren Buffett.

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The Warren Buffett Way

Robert G. Hagstrom · Business

The Warren Buffett Way is Robert Hagstrom's systematic account of how Warren Buffett thinks about investing.

Shares value investing and long-term thinking with The Essays of Warren Buffett.

08

Buffettology

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.

Both dig into value investing.

09

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 long-term thinking.

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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 value investing.

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Security Analysis

Benjamin Graham · Economics

Security Analysis is Benjamin Graham and David Dodd's comprehensive textbook on the analysis of stocks and bonds, first published in 1934 in the aftermath of the Great Crash of 1929.

Both dig into value investing.

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The Aggressive Conservative Investor

Martin J. Whitman, Martin Shubik & Gene Isenberg · Economics

The Aggressive Conservative Investor lays out Martin Whitman's distinctive approach to securities analysis, which he developed over decades as a distressed-debt investor and fund manager before founding Third Avenue Management.

Both dig into value investing.