The Investor's Shelf — one person
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Peter Cundill
Canadian deep-value investor; manager of the Cundill Value Fund
7 books they recommend
Books they recommend 7
Cundill kept a short list of books he called indispensable for every serious investor; it is reproduced on the Investment Masters Class top-12 page.
Cundill's list of books indispensable for every serious investor 7
Investing 3
George Soros
“There are a few books - really not that many which I believe are indispensable reading for every serious investor in whatever facet of investment practice they may favour - The Alchemy of Finance.”
Benjamin Graham
“There are a few books - really not that many which I believe are indispensable reading for every serious investor in whatever facet of investment practice they may favour: The Intelligent Investor…”
John Train
“There are a few books - really not that many which I believe are indispensable reading for every serious investor: The Money Masters by John Train.”
Biography and Memoir 2
Roger Lowenstein
“There are a few books - really not that many which I believe are indispensable reading for every serious investor: Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist by Roger Lowenstein.”
William Proctor
“There are a few books - really not that many which I believe are indispensable reading for every serious investor: The Templeton Touch by William Proctor.”
Financial History 1
Charles Mackay
“Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds by Charles Mackay (only the first two chapters the title is worth the price of admission!)”
Psychology and Behaviour 1
Gustave Le Bon
“There are a few books - really not that many which I believe are indispensable reading for every serious investor in whatever facet of investment practice they may favour - The Crowd: A Study of the…”