Adaptive Markets vs Poor Charlie’s Almanack: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Adaptive Markets Adaptive Markets Andrew W. Lo · 2017 ★★★★☆ 3.9 504 pages · ≈ 9 h 20 m · Moderate

"Half of all Americans have money in the stock market, yet economists can't agree on whether investors and markets are ration and efficient, as modern financial theory assumes, or irrational and inefficient, as…

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Cover of Poor Charlie’s Almanack Poor Charlie’s Almanack Charles T. Munger · 2005 ★★★★☆ 4.4 512 pages · ≈ 9 h 29 m · Light

From the legendary vice-chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, lessons in investment strategy, philanthropy, and living a rational and ethical life. “Spend each day trying to be a little wiser than you were when you woke up,”…

The verdict

How to choose

Scores by source

Adaptive MarketsPoor Charlie’s Almanack
Goodreads — 4.3 (435)
Hardcover 4.7 (3) —
Apple Books — 4.5 (144)

Reception

Adaptive MarketsPoor Charlie’s Almanack
Ratings 3 435
Editions 5 8
Citations 64 —
Want to read — 812
Pages 504 512

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