One Up On Wall Street
One Up On Wall Street by Peter Lynchby Peter Lynch
Shares rank 5 of 6 investing books by recommenders
Recommended for teaching investors to buy businesses they understand, read financial statements and hold for the long term.
Recommended for teaching investors to buy businesses they understand, read financial statements and hold for the long term.
2 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 2
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not 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: not 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 2 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
Invest in businesses you understand
“This book taught me to invest in businesses I understand, analyze financial statements and invest for the long term.”
Comment from 2 Jun 2026 in “My first investing web app” Teaches reading financial statements
“This book taught me to invest in businesses I understand, analyze financial statements and invest for the long term.”
Comment from 2 Jun 2026 in “My first investing web app” Encourages long-term investing
“This book taught me to invest in businesses I understand, analyze financial statements and invest for the long term.”
Comment from 2 Jun 2026 in “My first investing web app”
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 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 | — | — |
| One Up On Wall Streetby Peter LynchThis page | 2 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 2 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“This book taught me to invest in businesses I understand, analyze financial statements and invest for the long term.”
“These books rewired my thinking”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.