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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

Also recommended by

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

Also recommended by

3 people
4

Also recommended by

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

Also recommended by

1 person
6

Also recommended by

1 person
7
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

Also recommended by

3 people
11

Also recommended by

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

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

Also recommended by

1 person
  • Mr. Money Mustache recommended this book
15
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17

The Behavioral Investor

by Daniel Crosby

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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 shape MRB and its growth.

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