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Meb Faber

Co-founder and chief investment officer of Cambria Investment Management; writes the Meb Faber Research blog and hosts The Meb Faber Show.

9 things

Empire of WealthBook John Steele Gordon

loved

In the meantime, below are a few of my favorite books from 2012: Empire of Wealth: The Epic History of American Economic Power – Gordon (my favorite, though it was published in 2005) Jackass Investing: Don’t do it. Profit from it – Dever (unfortunate title, good book) What Works on Wall Street, Fourth Edition: The Classic Guide to the Best-Performing Investment Strategies of All Time – O’Shaughnessy (good update and review of quant stock screens)

Faber’s new-year post listing his favourite books of the year, each with a one-line verdict in brackets.

2012-01-03·mebfaber.com ↗

Hedge HuntersBook Katherine Burton

loved

My favorite so far is the just released Hedge Hunters: Hedge Fund Masters on the Rewards, the Risk, and the Reckoning, but then again I am a sucker for the “Market Wizard” style books.

A "what I'm reading" post in which Faber names his favourite of the 76 books he had bought that year.

2007-10-27·mebfaber.com ↗

Jackass InvestingBook Michael Dever

liked

In the meantime, below are a few of my favorite books from 2012: Empire of Wealth: The Epic History of American Economic Power – Gordon (my favorite, though it was published in 2005) Jackass Investing: Don’t do it. Profit from it – Dever (unfortunate title, good book) What Works on Wall Street, Fourth Edition: The Classic Guide to the Best-Performing Investment Strategies of All Time – O’Shaughnessy (good update and review of quant stock screens)

Faber’s new-year post listing his favourite books of the year, each with a one-line verdict in brackets.

2012-01-03·mebfaber.com ↗

What Works on Wall StreetBook James O’Shaughnessy

liked

In the meantime, below are a few of my favorite books from 2012: Empire of Wealth: The Epic History of American Economic Power – Gordon (my favorite, though it was published in 2005) Jackass Investing: Don’t do it. Profit from it – Dever (unfortunate title, good book) What Works on Wall Street, Fourth Edition: The Classic Guide to the Best-Performing Investment Strategies of All Time – O’Shaughnessy (good update and review of quant stock screens)

Faber’s new-year post listing his favourite books of the year, each with a one-line verdict in brackets.

2012-01-03·mebfaber.com ↗

Being Right or Making MoneyBook Ned Davis

recommended

Here’s a list of great investing books that somehow have fewer than 50 reviews! Being Right or Making Money by Ned Davis The Art of the Market by Bob Tamarkin and Les Krantz Triumph of the Optimists: 101 Years of Global Investment Returns by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton 2020 Vision: Investment wisdom for tomorrow by Harry Liem The Silver Bears by Paul Emil Erdman

A short Meb Faber Research post whose whole content is a list of under-reviewed investing books he rates highly.

2025-09-25·mebfaber.com ↗

The Art of the MarketBook Bob Tamarkin and Les Krantz

recommended

Here’s a list of great investing books that somehow have fewer than 50 reviews! Being Right or Making Money by Ned Davis The Art of the Market by Bob Tamarkin and Les Krantz Triumph of the Optimists: 101 Years of Global Investment Returns by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton 2020 Vision: Investment wisdom for tomorrow by Harry Liem The Silver Bears by Paul Emil Erdman

A short Meb Faber Research post whose whole content is a list of under-reviewed investing books he rates highly.

2025-09-25·mebfaber.com ↗

Triumph of the OptimistsBook Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh and Mike Staunton

recommended

Here’s a list of great investing books that somehow have fewer than 50 reviews! Being Right or Making Money by Ned Davis The Art of the Market by Bob Tamarkin and Les Krantz Triumph of the Optimists: 101 Years of Global Investment Returns by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton 2020 Vision: Investment wisdom for tomorrow by Harry Liem The Silver Bears by Paul Emil Erdman

A short Meb Faber Research post whose whole content is a list of under-reviewed investing books he rates highly.

2025-09-25·mebfaber.com ↗

2020 Vision: Investment wisdom for tomorrowBook Harry Liem

recommended

Here’s a list of great investing books that somehow have fewer than 50 reviews! Being Right or Making Money by Ned Davis The Art of the Market by Bob Tamarkin and Les Krantz Triumph of the Optimists: 101 Years of Global Investment Returns by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton 2020 Vision: Investment wisdom for tomorrow by Harry Liem The Silver Bears by Paul Emil Erdman

A short Meb Faber Research post whose whole content is a list of under-reviewed investing books he rates highly.

2025-09-25·mebfaber.com ↗

The Silver BearsBook Paul Emil Erdman

recommended

Here’s a list of great investing books that somehow have fewer than 50 reviews! Being Right or Making Money by Ned Davis The Art of the Market by Bob Tamarkin and Les Krantz Triumph of the Optimists: 101 Years of Global Investment Returns by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton 2020 Vision: Investment wisdom for tomorrow by Harry Liem The Silver Bears by Paul Emil Erdman

A short Meb Faber Research post whose whole content is a list of under-reviewed investing books he rates highly.

2025-09-25·mebfaber.com ↗

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