The Little Book of Common Sense Investing
The Little Book of Common Sense Investing by John Bogleby John Bogle
Shares rank 5 of 6 investing books by recommenders
Recommended by readers who follow its low-cost index investing approach; the quotes give no critical comments.
Recommended by readers who follow its low-cost index investing approach; the quotes give no critical comments.
2 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 2
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 2 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 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
Follows Bogle's index investing approach
“I also practice Bogle's approach from The Little Book of Common Sense Investing”
Comment from 21 Sep 2026 in “AI chatbots give wrong answers to financial queries 'most of the time'” Advice readers wish they had followed
“I should have more faithfully heeded the advice from "The Little Book of Common Sense Investing" by John Bogle”
Comment from 26 Jun 2026 in “No-One Escapes the Permanent Underclass”
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reminiscences of a Stock Operatorby Edwin Lefèvre | 7 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| The Intelligent Investorby Benjamin Graham | 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 BogleThis page | 2 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
2 of the 3 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I also practice Bogle's approach from The Little Book of Common Sense Investing”
“I should have more faithfully heeded the advice from "The Little Book of Common Sense Investing" by John Bogle”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.