#4 in Economics
The Intelligent Investor
- 352
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Intelligent Investor” teaches a way of thinking about markets rather than a method for picking shares, which is why it has lasted. Graham insists on doing one’s own analysis and distrusting confident experts, and backs it with real cases of costly mistakes. Some readers find the 1949 text dated, dense and repetitive in places, and say it takes effort to carry its ideas over to today’s markets.
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About the book
The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham, first published in 1949, is a widely acclaimed book on value investing. The book provides strategies on how to successfully use value investing in the stock market. Historically, the book has been one of the most popular books on investing and Graham's legacy remains.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.2 across 308 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 68% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Rankings average of 7.8. That is how 8.1 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.2 | 140 | 46% |
| Hardcover | 8.1 | 168 | 55% |
