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How long does it take to read The Little Book That Beats the Market?

Joel Greenblatt

The Little Book That Beats the Market by Joel Greenblatt takes about 3 hours 14 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 3 hours 14 minutes

A weekend read

First published 2005. 176 pages, about 48,400 words.

7 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 5 hours 23 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 3 hours 14 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 2 hours 1 minute

The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Two years in MBA school won't teach you how to double the market's return. Two hours with The Little Book That Beats the Market will. In The Little Book, Joel Greenblatt, Founder and Managing Partner at Gotham Capital (with average annualized returns of 40% for over 20 years), does more than simply set out the basic principles for successful stock market investing. He provides a "magic formula" that is easy to use and makes buying good companies at bargain prices automatic. Though the formula has been extensively tested and is a breakthrough in the academic and professional world, Greenblatt explains it using 6th grade math, plain language and humor. You'll learn how to use this low risk method to beat the market and professional managers by a wide margin. You'll also learn how to view the stock market, why success eludes almost all individual and professional investors, and why the formula will continue to work even after everyone "knows" it.

Subjects: Business, Nonfiction, Stock exchanges, Speculation

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