Finance and investment books

Investment classics, books in French, personal finance, economics and the history of financial crises.

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The Intelligent Investor
Benjamin Graham · 1949
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Ouvrage de référence de l'investissement « value » : marge de sécurité, comportement face aux fluctuations du marché et distinction entre investisseur défensif et entreprenant.
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One Up On Wall Street
Peter Lynch · 1989
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The former manager of Fidelity's Magellan fund explains how an individual investor can spot promising companies in everyday life.
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The Little Book of Common Sense Investing
John C. Bogle · 2007
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Le fondateur de Vanguard défend l'investissement à long terme dans des fonds indiciels à faibles frais.
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The Essays of Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett, Lawrence A. Cunningham · 1997
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Thematic selection of Warren Buffett's annual letters to the shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway, compiled by Lawrence Cunningham.
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Security Analysis
Benjamin Graham, David Dodd · 1934
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Founding text of financial analysis of stocks and bonds, written by two Columbia University professors.
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Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits
Philip A. Fisher · 1958
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Growth stock investing method, with the fifteen questions to ask about a company.
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Beating the Street
Peter Lynch · 1993
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Peter Lynch details his stock selection approach using examples drawn from his career as a fund manager.
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Common Sense on Mutual Funds
John C. Bogle · 1999
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Analysis of the mutual fund industry and advocacy for index investing.
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The Most Important Thing
Howard Marks · 2011
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The Oaktree Capital co-founder gathers his principles on risk, cycles and contrarian thinking.
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Mastering the Market Cycle
Howard Marks · 2018
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Howard Marks describes economic cycles, credit cycles and investor psychology, and how to use them to position a portfolio.
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Margin of Safety
Seth A. Klarman · 1991
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The founder of Baupost Group outlines a "value" investment approach focused on limiting risk.
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You Can Be a Stock Market Genius
Joel Greenblatt · 1997
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Special situations study (spin-offs, restructurings, mergers) as sources of investment opportunities.
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The Little Book That Beats the Market
Joel Greenblatt · 2005
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Presentation of Joel Greenblatt's "magic formula," which ranks companies by their profitability and valuation.
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The Warren Buffett Way
Robert G. Hagstrom · 1994
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Analysis of Warren Buffett's investment principles based on his major acquisitions.
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The Dhandho Investor
Mohnish Pabrai · 2007
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A low-risk, high-potential investment approach inspired by Indo-American entrepreneurs.
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Poor Charlie's Almanack
Charles T. Munger, Peter D. Kaufman · 2005
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Collection of speeches by Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett's partner, on mental models and decision-making.
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The Outsiders
William N. Thorndike · 2012
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Portraits of eight business leaders assessed on how they allocate their company's capital.
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100 Baggers
Christopher W. Mayer · 2015
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Study of U.S. stocks whose price has increased a hundredfold and the common characteristics of these companies.
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The Four Pillars of Investing
William J. Bernstein · 2002
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Synthesis of the theory, history, psychology and functioning of the investment industry.
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Value Investing: From Graham to Buffett and Beyond
Bruce C. N. Greenwald, Judd Kahn, Paul D. Sonkin, Michael van Biema · 2001
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Value investing manual based on teaching from Columbia University.
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The Snowball
Alice Schroeder · 2008
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Biography of Warren Buffett written with his approval by a former financial analyst.
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The Alchemy of Finance
George Soros · 1987
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George Soros presents his theory of market reflexivity and a journal of his trades.
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