03 · Notes

The Library

The books worth re-reading, and the exact lines worth keeping.

8 volumes on the shelf

Poor Charlie's Almanack

Mental Models

A grab bag of speeches that adds up to a way of thinking, not a way of picking stocks.

Charlie Munger · 2005

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Temperament

Daniel Kahneman's map of the two systems making every financial decision you have ever made.

Daniel Kahneman · 2011

The Most Important Thing

Cycles

Howard Marks on risk, cycles, and the discipline of knowing where you stand.

Howard Marks · 2011

The Psychology of Money

Temperament

Morgan Housel's case that money is a behavior problem wearing a math costume.

Morgan Housel · 2020

One Up on Wall Street

Business Quality

Peter Lynch's argument that ordinary people have a structural edge Wall Street can't touch, if they actually do the homework.

Peter Lynch · 1989

Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits

Business Quality

Philip Fisher on doing your own homework by simply asking around.

Philip Fisher · 1958

Margin of Safety

Business Quality

The value investing book Wall Street tried to make disappear, because it worked too well for the people who owned copies.

Seth Klarman · 1991