Finance Book Recommendations

Users frequently recommend classic books on personal finance, investing, and markets such as 'A Random Walk Down Wall Street' by Burton Malkiel and 'The Intelligent Investor' by Benjamin Graham.

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cdjk β€’ Nov 14, 2014 β€’ View on HN

The book "A Random Walk Down Wall Street" by Burton Malkiel is an excellent place to start.

scubakid β€’ Jul 10, 2025 β€’ View on HN

you might enjoy The Simple Path to Wealth by JL Collins.

arebop β€’ Jan 20, 2009 β€’ View on HN

Benjamin Graham's The Intelligent Investor is a classic you should probably read. Burton Malkiel's Random Walk Down Wall Street was also interesting. I hear that Hull's Options Futures and Other Derivatives is a good intro to the more mathematically sophisticated instruments, but I haven't read it myself.

minhaz23 β€’ Nov 10, 2018 β€’ View on HN

Hey could you recommend some books for me to read to better understand what you’re talking about and have a similar level of comprehension of financial matters such as this

mrich β€’ Jun 25, 2019 β€’ View on HN

Read "A Random Walk Down Wall Street"https://www.amazon.com/Random-Walk-Down-Wall-Street/dp/13240...I wish I had read it already at your age :)

brighton36 β€’ Oct 31, 2021 β€’ View on HN

Read 'A random walk down wall street' and 'the millionaire next door'

kgwgk β€’ Sep 23, 2016 β€’ View on HN

I was going to recommend Malkiel's book but of course it has been already mentioned several times. So I'll add to the list Zweig's "The Devil's Financial Dictionary" (funny but also educational) and Sharpe's "Investors and Markets" (more academic).

smabie β€’ Jul 7, 2021 β€’ View on HN

Not exactly what you are looking for but this is pretty good:https://www.amazon.com/Devil-Take-Hindmost-Financial-Specula...

kevas β€’ Jun 1, 2018 β€’ View on HN

Based on your listings, you may also enjoy When Genius Failed, which is based on LTCM and their downfall.Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0375758259/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_j0...

mooreds β€’ Aug 31, 2019 β€’ View on HN

Educate yourself. I like A Random Walk Down Wall Street, Are You A Stock Or A Bond, and Your Money Or Your Life.