Benjamin Graham Books

Benjamin Graham

Benjamin Graham (1894–1976) was an economist, professor, investor, and author widely regarded as one of the founders of value investing. Through his teaching and writing, Graham developed an investment philosophy centered on careful analysis, long-term thinking, and purchasing securities based on their underlying value rather than reacting to short-term market movements. Graham is best known for *The Intelligent Investor* and, with David Dodd, *Security Analysis*. He taught at Columbia Business School, where his students included Warren Buffett, who would become one of the most prominent practitioners of Graham’s value-investing principles. Concepts such as the “margin of safety” and the allegorical “Mr. ... Benjamin Graham (1894–1976) was an economist, professor, investor, and author widely regarded as one of the founders of value investing. Through his teaching and writing, Graham developed an investment philosophy centered on careful analysis, long-term thinking, and purchasing securities based on their underlying value rather than reacting to short-term market movements. Graham is best known for *The Intelligent Investor* and, with David Dodd, *Security Analysis*. He taught at Columbia Business School, where his students included Warren Buffett, who would become one of the most prominent practitioners of Graham’s value-investing principles. Concepts such as the “margin of safety” and the allegorical “Mr. Market” remain influential in investment education. For readers trying to understand investing beyond headlines, hype, and rapidly changing stock prices, Graham offers a more disciplined way to think about money and markets. His work encourages investors to distinguish investing from speculation, evaluate opportunities carefully, and recognize that managing their own emotions can be just as important as analyzing the numbers. See more