Why should you care what is on the list of the best investing books?
“In my whole life, I have known no wise people who didn’t read all the time — none, zero. You’d be amazed at how much Warren (Buffett) reads — at how much I read. My children laugh at me. They think I’m a book with a couple of legs sticking out”.
Charlie Munger, Poor Charlie’s Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger, Expanded Third Edition
LAST UPDATED 4/28/2020
With that in mind we have been updating our book list and now have a consolidated post below. We are updating and adding posts. It is not always easy to find recommendations and some come from obscure places or are just word of mouth. While we want to not miss any names it is important that every reference has a accurate source, so we are updating that, as well. Also, because this is a difficult task if we are missing any on this list please email us [email protected]. We start off with famous investor recommendations followed by curated lists. Check back since we will be updating frequently.
Finally, we get an affiliate fee if you purchase any books – its entirely anonymous and we do not earn enough to be as rich as anyone on this list but maybe enough to buy a used and worn down copy of some of these books
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PS to clarify these are books recommended by the person not about them or written by them although sometimes we include those too.
Best investing books list by person/ category
- Our Readers Favorite books
- Allan Mecham
- Arnold Van Den Berg 3/7/20
- Bill Ackman
- Carl Icahn 4/3/18
- Don Yacktman
- Full Bill Gates list – UPDATED 12/24/19
- David Einhorn
- Charlie Munger updated 05/03/2019
- Elon Musk
- George Soros 12/24
- Guy Spier – UPDATED 12/18
- Jeff Bezos 3/4/18
- John Bogle 1/15
- Joel Greenblatt
- Jeremy Grantham
- Warren Buffett – UPDATED 5/7/18
- Dan Loeb’s favorite books list
- Eddie Lampert
- Howard Marks
- Jamie Dimon
- Jim Chanos UPDATED 10/04/18
- Marc Andreessen 04/21/2020
- Michael Burry
- Michael Mauboussin updated 3/4/18
- Mohnish Pabrai – partial list UPDATED 1/09/18
- Nassim Taleb 10/15/18
- Peter Lynch 01/08/2018
- Peter Thiel 2/15/18
- Prem Watsa 09/25/18
- Ray Dalio updated 5/31/18
- Richard Thaler
- Seth Klarman updated 8/13/18
- William Bernstein 2/3/18
- Walter Schloss 12/31/17
- Tom Gayner
Favorite books list alphabetical order ends other lists below
- Bill Gates 2014, 2015, 2016 list and more
- Gates 2017 List
- CLSA top three for 2018 01/08/2018
- Best Finance Books Top ten
- The JPMorgan #NextList2017 – Top Books For The New Year
- JPM 2018 summer reading list 6/26/08
- Biographies, Investing & Business Books I Read (Or Re-Read) In 2015
- Goldman Sachs’ Favorite Books List – General Books On Investing
- Daily Journal Meeting 2017 – Munger On His Favorite Books
- The Top 40 Investing Books
- Our Full List
- 5 Hidden Value Investing Books
- Bang for your buck
- Our Readers’ Favorite Investment Books
- Best Books – Picks From Gundlach, Ross, Fuss , Gorman
- Best Value Investing Books For Holidays From Jason Zweig
- Chris Mayer: 5 Greatest Investment Books You’ve Never Heard Of
- The 25 Best Personal Finance Books To Read This Year
- Stanford Business – Eight Books for Your Summer Reading List …
- VALUEx Book Recommendations Required For The 2016 Conference …
- Editor’s pick
- Newbies
- Top 100 Financial History Books Per Museum Of Finance
- UM summer 2018
- Malcolm Gladwell 7/23/18
- Warren Buffett, Other Top CEOs Name Their Favorite Books
- A Comprehensive Reading List For Global Macro Traders & Investors
Goldman Sachs on their best investing books
- GS’ Favorite Books List – Options/Derivatives
- Goldman Sachs’ Favorite Books List – Michael Lewis
- Goldman Sachs’ Recommended Reading List – Written About, By or …
- A Comprehensive Reading List For Global Macro Traders & Investors
- Goldman Sachs’ Favorite Books List – FICC & Equities
- Goldman Sachs’ Favorite Books List – Broad Industry History
- The Top 12 Investment Books by Investment Masters
- The 100 Best Books To Read In Your Lifetime, According To Amazon
- Stanford Business – Eight Books for Your Summer Reading List …
- Geoeconomics – Five Books
- FT’s Best Economics and Business Books of 2014
- 2018 List
- 2019 List
- 14 New Business Books Suggested By Adam Grant
- Criminally Overlooked Finance Books
- FT’s Best Business Books of the Decade
- Top CEOs List Their Favorite Books
- Top 10 Investment Books for Value Investors per Jae Jun
- The Seventh Sense – The Book Every CEO Is Reading
- The Seven Books You Must Read If You Want To Understand Oil
- The 11 Best Investment Books For Beginners via Vintage Value Investing
- BlackRock summer reading
- Our Readers Favorite Books For 2016
- 20 Best-Selling Books Of 2016 Per Amazon
- The 25 Most Stimulating Economic History Books Since 2000
- Amazon 2017 List