The Intelligent Investor
The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Grahamby Benjamin Graham
Ranked 2 of 6 investing books by recommenders
People recommend it as a framework for reasoning about companies and understanding value investing, though one commenter found little value in reading it alongside another book.
People recommend it as a framework for reasoning about companies and understanding value investing, though one commenter found little value in reading it alongside another book.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 4
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 80%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 4 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 4 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Teaches value investing and company reasoning
“Any of these books are a good antidote to that because they teach a framework to reason about companies.”
Comment from 10 Nov 2025 in “Bull markets make you feel smarter than you are” “to understand value investing properly”
Comment from 9 Nov 2025 in “Bull markets make you feel smarter than you are” Great book, recommended by readers
“I highly recommend that book although truth be told that I haven't read more than the first 50-100 pages”
Comment from 24 Feb 2026 in “OpenAI resets spending expectations, from $1.4T to $600B” “Intelligent investor is a great book though.”
Comment from 24 Feb 2026 in “OpenAI resets spending expectations, from $1.4T to $600B”
Other investing books people recommend
The four most recommended other investing books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reminiscences of a Stock Operatorby Edwin Lefèvre | 7 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| The Intelligent Investorby Benjamin GrahamThis page | 4 | 1 | 80% | 3 | — | — |
| A Random Walk Down Wall Streetby Burton Malkiel | 3 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| Security Analysisby Benjamin Graham and David Dodd | 3 | 1 | 75% | 1 | — | — |
| The Little Book of Common Sense Investingby John Bogle | 2 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Intelligent investor is a great book though.”
“I highly recommend that book although truth be told that I haven't read more than the first 50-100 pages”
“These books rewired my thinking”
“I myself put almost all my savings in index funds and slowly read/study these just for curiosity”
“Any of these books are a good antidote to that because they teach a framework to reason about companies.”
“I can't say there is any value - no pun intended - in reading both these books.”
“to understand value investing properly”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.