# A Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton Malkiel

3 Hacker News commenters recommended A Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton Malkiel and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Its investing ideas still hold after nearly 50 years; the opening is bloated, so skim it.

## Why people recommend it

- Core ideas still generally true (1 comments): ""A Random Walk Down Wall Street" was published nearly 50 years ago and remains generally true." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46391465))

## What people warn about

- Opening section is bloated (1 comments): "the beginning of the book has become bloated, so I'd recommend skimming it a bit" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47621728))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Reminiscences of a Stock Operator by Edwin Lefèvre](https://hackerapproved.com/p/reminiscences-of-a-stock-operator.md): 7 recommend
- [The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham](https://hackerapproved.com/p/intelligent-investor.md): 4 recommend
- [Security Analysis by Benjamin Graham and David Dodd](https://hackerapproved.com/p/security-analysis.md): 3 recommend
- [The Little Book of Common Sense Investing by John Bogle](https://hackerapproved.com/p/little-book-of-common-sense-investing.md): 2 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0393330338?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780393330335) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "A Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton Malkiel", https://hackerapproved.com/p/a-random-walk-down-wall-street/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).