Ariel Investments

If you would like more information about investment basics or want to learn about our value investing approach, we have listed several of our recommendations for you. Additionally, we listed some of our own favorites which we think you might enjoy too!

Investment Basics
  • If You're Clueless About Mutual Funds (Basic)
    by Seth Godin 

  • The Wall Street Journal Guide to Money and Investing (Intermediate)
    by Kenneth Morris, Virginia B. Morris and Alan M. Siegel 

  • Random Walk Down Wall Street (Advanced)
    by Burton Malkiel 

Value Investing
  • Contrarian Investment Strategy  
    by David N. Dreman

  • Contrarian Investment Strategies: The Next Generation: Beat the Market by Going Against the Crowd  
    by David N. Dreman 

  • The Intelligent Investor
    by Benjamin Graham

  • The Warren Buffett Portfolio: Mastering the Power of the Focus Investment Strategy  
    by Robert Hagstrom, Jr. 

  • The Warren Buffett Way: Investment Strategies of the World's Greatest Investor  
    by Robert Hagstrom, Jr.

  • Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist  
    by Roger Lowenstein 

Some of Our Own Favorites
  • Chainsaw: The Notorious Career of Al Dunlap in the Era of Profit-At-Any-Price  
    by John A. Byrne 

  • Leadership Is an Art 
    by Max Depree, et al 

  • McDonald's: Behind the Arches  
    by John F. Love 

  • When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi  
    by David Maraniss

  • In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies  
    by Thomas Peters, Robert H. Waterman, Tom Peters 

  • Sam Walton: Made in America: My Story  
    by Sam Walton