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Books like You Can Be a Stock Market Genius

The best books like You Can Be a Stock Market Genius are The Little Book That Still Beats the Market, The Intelligent Investor, and Margin of Safety. You Can Be a Stock Market Genius by Joel Greenblatt is about special situations, value investing, spinoffs. 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 That Still Beats the Market
    The Little Book That Still Beats the Market

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    The Little Book That Still Beats the Market

    Joel Greenblatt · Economics

    The Little Book That Still Beats the Market is Joel Greenblatt's attempt to distill value investing into a two-variable formula that any individual investor can run.

    Both dig into value investing.

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  2. The Intelligent Investor
    The Intelligent Investor

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    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.

    Both dig into value investing.

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  3. Margin of Safety
    Margin of Safety

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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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  1. The Essays of Warren Buffett
    The Essays of Warren Buffett

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    The Essays of Warren Buffett

    Warren Buffett · Economics

    The Essays of Warren Buffett is Lawrence Cunningham's thematic compilation of Warren Buffett's annual letters to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, spanning from the 1970s through the year of publication.

    Both dig into value investing.

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  2. Buffettology
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    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.

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  3. Security Analysis
    Security Analysis

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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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  4. The Aggressive Conservative Investor
    The Aggressive Conservative Investor

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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.

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  5. The Dhandho Investor
    The Dhandho Investor

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    The Dhandho Investor

    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 value investing.

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  6. The Little Book of Value Investing
    The Little Book of Value Investing

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    The Little Book of Value Investing

    Christopher H. Browne · Economics

    The Little Book of Value Investing is Christopher Browne's distillation of the Graham-and-Dodd value investing approach for a general audience.

    Both dig into value investing.

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  7. The Most Important Thing
    The Most Important Thing

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    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.

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  8. The New Contrarian Investment Strategy
    The New Contrarian Investment Strategy

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    The New Contrarian Investment Strategy

    David Dreman · Economics

    The New Contrarian Investment Strategy is David Dreman's argument that systematic investor overreaction to both good and bad news creates predictable, persistent mispricings in the stock market that a disciplined contrarian investor can exploit.

    Both dig into value investing.

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  9. The Warren Buffett Portfolio
    The Warren Buffett Portfolio

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    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.

    Both dig into value investing.

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Books like You Can Be a Stock Market Genius: quick answers

What are the best books like You Can Be a Stock Market Genius?

The best books like You Can Be a Stock Market Genius by Joel Greenblatt are The Little Book That Still Beats the Market by Joel Greenblatt, The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham, Margin of Safety by Seth Klarman, The Essays of Warren Buffett by Warren Buffett, Buffettology by Mary Buffett, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with You Can Be a Stock Market Genius, such as special situations, value investing, spinoffs.

What should I read after You Can Be a Stock Market Genius?

A natural next read after You Can Be a Stock Market Genius is The Little Book That Still Beats the Market by Joel Greenblatt. Both dig into value investing. Other strong choices are The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham, Margin of Safety by Seth Klarman, The Essays of Warren Buffett by Warren Buffett.

What books are similar to You Can Be a Stock Market Genius by Joel Greenblatt?

You Can Be a Stock Market Genius centers on special situations, value investing, spinoffs. Books with a similar feel include The Little Book That Still Beats the Market by Joel Greenblatt, The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham, Margin of Safety by Seth Klarman, The Essays of Warren Buffett by Warren Buffett, Buffettology by Mary Buffett, Security Analysis by Benjamin Graham — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.

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