The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham
Benjamin Graham is undisputedly the father of value investing. His ideas about security analysis laid the foundation for a generation of investors, including his most famous student, Warren Buffet.
It's 640 pages long!
One Up on Wall Street by Peter Lynch
Peter Lynch is the former manager of Fidelity's Magellan mutual fund who
rose to fame in the bull market rally of the 1980s. In the 1980s and
1990s he was one of the best known mutual fund managers in America but
has since faded from view as hedge fund managers became the new golden
boys.
It incorporates his popular investment philosophy: 'buy what you know.'
These books are just a start. There is no single investment book that will give you all the information you need and propel you to success in your investment. One thing to keep in mind is that learning never ends. You should read the above books at least for once and continue to make reference to back them. Better still, create your own notes!
