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.

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.

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.

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.

05

100 to 1 in the Stock Market

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.

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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.