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18 Best Investing Books

We analyzed 9+ expert sources, curated book lists, and recommendations from successful people to find the 18 best investing books according to the internet — not just one person's opinion. Each book on this list was mentioned by at least two independent sources, and the ranking is based on how frequently each title appears across all sources studied. This consensus-based approach ensures you get recommendations backed by multiple experts, not a single reviewer's bias.

Goal: Find the best Investing books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best investing books" and study the top 9+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

18 Best Investing Books

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1

The Intelligent Investor

by Benjamin Graham

Also recommended by

7 people
2

A Random Walk Down Wall Street

The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing

by Burton G. Malkiel

Also recommended by

2 people
  • Mr. Money Mustache recommended this book
  • Bill Gurley recommended this book
3

The Little Book of Common Sense Investing

The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns

by John C. Bogle

Also recommended by

3 people
4

The Essays of Warren Buffett

Lessons for Corporate America

by Lawrence A. Cunningham

Also recommended by

2 people
  • Bill Ackman recommended this book
  • Patrick O'Shaughnessy recommended this book
5

The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need

by Andrew Tobias

Also recommended by

1 person
6

You Can Be a Stock Market Genius

Uncover the Secret Hiding Places of Stock Market Profits

by Joel Greenblatt

Also recommended by

1 person
7

The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing

by Mel Lindauer
8

Thinking, Fast and Slow

by Daniel Kahneman

Also recommended by

19 people
  • Bill Gates recommended this book
  • Ray Dalio recommended this book
  • Scott Adams recommended this book
  • Naval Ravikant recommended this book
  • Ev Williams recommended this book
  • Marc Andreessen recommended this book
  • +13

    More recommendations

    • Stewart Brand
      Stewart Brand recommended this book on his "Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization" blog post.
    • Bryan Johnson
      "I started reading [this book] and I became increasingly convinced of my own fickleness and inability to actually act rationally in life." - Bryan Johnson
    • Derek Sivers
      "If you liked 'Predictably Irrational' or 'Stumbling on Happiness' or any of those pop-psychology books, well, this is the Godfather of all of their work." - Derek Sivers
    • Sam Altman
      One of Sam Altman's answers to "What are some of the best books you recommend for a young startup founder?"
    • Ron Conway
      "Covers all three phases of [the author's] career: his early days working oncognitive bias, his work on prospect theory, and his later work on happiness." - Ron Conway
    • Jason Fried
      "I enjoyed [this book]. Fascinating." - Jason Fried
    • Nassim Taleb
      "A landmark book in social thought, in the same league as The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith and The Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud." - Nassim Taleb
    • Sahil Lavingia
      Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
    • Mark Manson
      Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
    • Jay Shetty
      "[One] of my favourite books." - Jay Shetty
    • Michiko Kakutani
      "Has become essential reading in many baseball front offices and among coaching staffs." - Michiko Kakutani
    • Preston Pysh
      "An incredible book!" - Preston Pysh
    • Ben Greenfield
      Most Recommended Books reached out to Ben Greenfield directly.
9

Think and Grow Rich

by Napoleon Hill

Also recommended by

7 people
  • Neville Medhora recommended this book
  • Shay Carl recommended this book
  • Daymond John recommended this book
  • Anthony Pompliano recommended this book
  • Tom Bilyeu recommended this book
  • Jen Sincero recommended this book
  • +1

    More recommendations

10

Rich Dad Poor Dad

What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!

by Robert T. Kiyosaki

Also recommended by

3 people
11

I Will Teach You To Be Rich

by Ramit Sethi

Also recommended by

2 people
  • Andrew Wilkinson recommended this book
  • Mr. Money Mustache recommended this book
12

One Up On Wall Street

How To Use What You Already Know To Make Money In

by Peter Lynch

Also recommended by

2 people
  • Bill Ackman recommended this book
  • Bill Gurley recommended this book
13

Beating the Street

by Peter Lynch

Also recommended by

1 person
14

The Simple Path to Wealth

Your Road Map to Financial Independence and a Rich, Free Life

by J L Collins

Also recommended by

1 person
  • Mr. Money Mustache recommended this book
15

A Beginner's Guide to the Stock Market

by Matthew R. Kratter
16

If You Can

How Millennials Can Get Rich Slowly

by William J Bernstein
17

The Behavioral Investor

by Daniel Crosby
18

The Coffeehouse Investor

How to Build Wealth, Ignore Wall Street, and Get On with Your Life

by Bill Schultheis

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Edited by

Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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