# The Little Book of Common Sense Investing by John Bogle

2 Hacker News commenters recommended The Little Book of Common Sense Investing by John Bogle and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended by readers who follow its low-cost index investing approach; the quotes give no critical comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Follows Bogle's index investing approach (1 comments): "I also practice Bogle's approach from The Little Book of Common Sense Investing" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49784039))
- Advice readers wish they had followed (1 comments): "I should have more faithfully heeded the advice from "The Little Book of Common Sense Investing" by John Bogle" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48682272))

## 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
- [A Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton Malkiel](https://hackerapproved.com/p/a-random-walk-down-wall-street.md): 3 recommend
- [Security Analysis by Benjamin Graham and David Dodd](https://hackerapproved.com/p/security-analysis.md): 3 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0470580917?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780470580912) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Little Book of Common Sense Investing by John Bogle", https://hackerapproved.com/p/little-book-of-common-sense-investing/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).