Security Analysis by Benjamin Graham: Summary, Key Ideas, and How to Apply Them Last updated: 3 July 2026 · By Spencer Li, CFTe Security Analysis, written by Benjamin Graham (with David Dodd) and first published in 1934, is the founding textbook of value investing: it teaches you to buy a security for less than its […]
The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham: Summary, Key Ideas, and How to Apply Them Last updated: 3 July 2026 · By Spencer Li, CFTe The Intelligent Investor, written by Benjamin Graham and first published in 1949, is the most widely recommended book on value investing: it teaches you to buy a stock for less than […]
The Best Finance and Investment Books to Read (and Where to Start) Last updated: 3 July 2026 · By Spencer Li, CFTe If you want the single best finance book to start with, read Benjamin Graham’s “The Intelligent Investor” (1949), because it teaches the two ideas the rest of the field is built on: margin […]
Best Philosophy Books to Read: A Curated List for Beginners and Beyond Last updated: 3 July 2026 · By Spencer Li, CFTe If you want one place to start, read Marcus Aurelius’s “Meditations” (180 AD) for how to think clearly under pressure, then Plato’s “The Republic” (380 BC) for the foundations of justice and the […]
The Best Psychology Books to Read (and Where to Start) Last updated: 3 July 2026 · By Spencer Li, CFTe If you want the single best psychology book to start with, read Daniel Kahneman’s “Thinking, Fast and Slow” (2011), because it explains the two systems your mind uses to make decisions and the biases that […]
