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Books like The Four Pillars of Investing
The best books like The Four Pillars of Investing are A Random Walk Down Wall Street, The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing, and The Little Book of Common Sense Investing. The Four Pillars of Investing by William J. Bernstein is about asset allocation, investment theory, market history. 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.
- 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.
Read the summary → - 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.
Read the summary → - 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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- Beating the Street
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Peter Lynch · Economics
Beating the Street is Peter Lynch's second book, written after he retired from the Fidelity Magellan Fund in 1990.
A kindred economics read.
Read the summary → - All About Asset Allocation
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Richard A. Ferri · Economics
All About Asset Allocation is Richard Ferri's systematic guide to building and maintaining a diversified investment portfolio.
Shares asset allocation and portfolio construction with The Four Pillars of Investing.
Read the summary → - 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 The Four Pillars of Investing.
Read the summary → - The Investor's Manifesto
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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 market history with The Four Pillars of Investing.
Read the summary → - A Short History of Financial Euphoria
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A Short History of Financial Euphoria
John Kenneth Galbraith · Economics
A Short History of Financial Euphoria is John Kenneth Galbraith's compressed account of speculative bubbles from the tulip mania of 1630s Holland through the 1987 US stock market crash.
Both dig into market history.
Read the summary → - A Wealth of Common Sense
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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.
Read the summary → - 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.
Read the summary → - Irrational Exuberance
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Robert J. Shiller · Economics
Irrational Exuberance is Robert Shiller's argument that stock and real estate markets are driven not just by rational calculation but by feedback loops, stories, and crowd psychology.
Both dig into market history.
Read the summary → - Money: Master the Game
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Tony Robbins · Economics
Money: Master the Game is Tony Robbins's attempt to distill financial wisdom from interviews with fifty of the world's most successful investors — including Ray Dalio, Warren Buffett, Jack Bogle, and Paul Tudor Jones — into a practical guide for ordinary people.
Both dig into asset allocation.
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Books like The Four Pillars of Investing: quick answers
What are the best books like The Four Pillars of Investing?
The best books like The Four Pillars of Investing by William J. Bernstein are A Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton G. Malkiel, The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing by Taylor Larimore, The Little Book of Common Sense Investing by John C. Bogle, Beating the Street by Peter Lynch, All About Asset Allocation by Richard A. Ferri, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with The Four Pillars of Investing, such as asset allocation, investment theory, market history.
What should I read after The Four Pillars of Investing?
A natural next read after The Four Pillars of Investing is A Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton G. Malkiel. A kindred economics read. Other strong choices are The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing by Taylor Larimore, The Little Book of Common Sense Investing by John C. Bogle, Beating the Street by Peter Lynch.
What books are similar to The Four Pillars of Investing by William J. Bernstein?
The Four Pillars of Investing centers on asset allocation, investment theory, market history. Books with a similar feel include A Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton G. Malkiel, The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing by Taylor Larimore, The Little Book of Common Sense Investing by John C. Bogle, Beating the Street by Peter Lynch, All About Asset Allocation by Richard A. Ferri, The Intelligent Asset Allocator by William J. Bernstein — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
