Book Title: The Intelligent Investor
Author: Benjamin Graham
Readability: Like a college text book.
Technicality: Contains basic and advanced material.
Provides Practical, How To Knowledge On: The stock market, building portfolios, evaluating securities, buying bonds, and much more.
Summary: The Intelligent Investor is densely packed with facts and theory about investing. Consider it the textbook of all textbooks when it comes to the topic of investing.
Benjamin Graham provides an overwhelming amount of knowledge with the intention of helping investors avoid major errors and steer clear of common mistakes. He teaches you how to understand risk and return and use this knowledge to make appropriate investments.
Downside: The Intelligent Investor contains over 500 pages of material rich in data. The information is great, but most people will find their attention span wandering rather quickly.
