Great Books on Portfolio Design, Diversification, and Risk Control (14 books)

Winning portfolios aren’t built on luck — they’re engineered. These books teach asset allocation, diversification, and capital preservation for sustainable wealth across market cycles.

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1	Trading Retirement Accounts: Automated Systems to Make Money in Bull and Sideways Markets, Preserve Your Wealth in Bear Markets, and Guard Against Inflation by Laurens Bensdorp 4.50 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Unconventional Success: A Fundamental Approach to Personal Investment by David F. Swensen 3.96 avg rating — 1,476 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	All About Asset Allocation by Richard A. Ferri 4.18 avg rating — 1,416 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Permanent Portfolio: Harry Browne's Long-Term Investment Strategy by Craig Rowland (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 296 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Global Asset Allocation: A Survey of the World’s Top Asset Allocation Strategies by Mebane T. Faber (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 803 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Asset Allocation: Balancing Financial Risk by Roger C. Gibson 4.07 avg rating — 237 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Ivy Portfolio: How to Invest Like the Top Endowments and Avoid Bear to Markets by Mebane T. Faber (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 500 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Adaptive Asset Allocation: Dynamic Global Portfolios to Profit in Good Times - And Bad by Adam Butler 3.93 avg rating — 54 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Beyond Diversification: What Every Investor Needs to Know About Asset Allocation by Sebastien Page (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 131 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Four Pillars of Investing: Lessons for Building a Winning Portfolio by William J. Bernstein 4.24 avg rating — 6,173 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Intelligent Asset Allocator: How to Build Your Portfolio to Maximize Returns and Minimize Risk by William J. Bernstein 4.19 avg rating — 2,005 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Global Value: How to Spot Bubbles, Avoid Market Crashes, and Earn Big Returns in the Stock Market by Mebane T. Faber (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 423 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Expected Returns: An Investor's Guide to Harvesting Market Rewards (The Wiley Finance Series) by Antti Ilmanen 4.37 avg rating — 371 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Nicholas Taleb (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 121,162 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars