Hungarian-American investor who has given more than $32 billion to the Open Society Foundations; Forbes put his net worth at $8.6 billion in September 2026.
Soros Fund Management
Quantum Fund
Open Society Foundations
The Alchemy of Finance introduced reflexivity, a primary-source framework macro traders and academics still build on.
14 books of their own · 6 biographies about them · 19 articles
Reflexivity, where beliefs move prices and prices move facts, tested in a live diary.
“The Alchemy joins Reminiscences of a Stock Operator as a timeless instructional guide to the marketplace.” — Paul Tudor Jones
Source: Tudor Jones pairing it with Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
Recommended by: Guy Spier, Paul Tudor Jones, Peter Cundill and 3 others
A financier's account of his growing involvement in opening up the Soviet system.
The causes of instability in the global economy and the open society as a remedy.
Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
Published in the UK as In Defence of Open Society.
The Alchemy of Finance | Reflexivity, where beliefs move prices and prices move facts, tested in a live diary. | 1987 | T1 | Guy Spier, Paul Tudor Jones, Peter Cundill and 3 others |
Opening the Soviet System | A financier's account of his growing involvement in opening up the Soviet system. | 1990 | – | |
Underwriting Democracy | – | 1991 | – | |
Soros on Soros: Staying Ahead of the Curve | – | 1995 | T3 | – |
The Crisis of Global Capitalism | – | 1998 | T3 | – |
Open Society: Reforming Global Capitalism | The causes of instability in the global economy and the open society as a remedy. | 2000 | – | |
George Soros on Globalization | – | 2002 | T4 | – |
The Bubble of American Supremacy | – | 2003 | – | |
The Age of Fallibility | – | 2006 | – | |
The New Paradigm for Financial Markets | – | 2008 | T4 | Mohnish Pabrai |
The Soros Lectures at the Central European University | – | 2010 | T4 | – |
Financial Turmoil in Europe and the United States | – | 2012 | T4 | – |
| The Tragedy of the European Union | – | 2014 | – | |
In Defense of Open Society | Published in the UK as In Defence of Open Society. | 2019 | – |
One serious biography; his own books and interviews carry more of the record than any outsider's.
George Soros's life from wartime Europe to finance and philanthropy.
Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
Hedge funds from Alfred Winslow Jones in 1949 through Soros, Robertson and beyond.
“It's hard to imagine anyone will ever write a better book on the subject.” — Paul Graham
Source: Paul Graham on X (Apr 8, 2021)
Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai, Paul Graham, Josh Wolfe and 1 other
Journalistic and secondary; Soros declined to participate.
Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
George Soros's Open Society foundations and what they funded.
| How George Soros changed criminal justice in America Paywall | The Washington Post | 2025 |
| George Soros Has Enemies. He’s Fine With That. Paywall | The New York Times | 2019 |
| Enemy of nationalists: George Soros and his liberal campaigns | The Guardian | 2018 |
| The Mind of George Soros Paywall | The Wall Street Journal | 2008 |