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The Intelligent Investor

Benjamin Graham · 1949-01-01

Benjamin Graham's framework for disciplined, long-term investing centers on the 'margin of safety' principle — buying stocks significantly below intrinsic value to protect against downside. The book introduces Mr. Market as a metaphor for market irrationality and distinguishes between defensive and enterprising investors. Warren Buffett calls it 'the best book on investing ever written.'

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Graham's accessible companion to Security Analysis. Buffett calls it 'by far the best book on investing ever written.'

Level BeginnerFirst published 1949

Tagged beginner in the Ledge Reads catalog: written to be readable without prior investing background.

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ISBN-10: 0060555661

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