# The Investor's Canon

_Gonino School of Capital_

> Nothing here is advice, and nothing here is a shortcut. These are the books the founding investors would hand you first.

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## I. The Canon

Before any course, any newsletter, any tip: these.

- [The Intelligent Investor](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0060555661?tag=07292026-20) — Benjamin Graham. Margin of safety and Mr. Market. The book Buffett calls the best ever written on investing.
- [Poor Charlie's Almanack](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1953953239?tag=07292026-20) — Charles T. Munger — Stripe Press edition. Munger’s mental models, collected. Worldly wisdom as a discipline.
- [One Up on Wall Street](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0743200403?tag=07292026-20) — Peter Lynch. Invest in what you can understand and verify. The friendliest serious book here.
- [The Psychology of Money](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0857197681?tag=07292026-20) — Morgan Housel. Behavior beats brilliance. Why good investing is mostly temperament.
- [A Random Walk Down Wall Street](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1324051132?tag=07292026-20) — Burton G. Malkiel. The strongest case for humility — and for index funds — ever assembled.

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