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Good books before entering the Finance world
Posted on 7/23/09 at 9:42 am
Posted on 7/23/09 at 9:42 am
I am a Senior at LSU (Finance) and post graduating I am getting my Master's in Finance with a concentration in Investments.
I have been studying for my GMAT and I came across a few books that people recommend to students before getting their MBA/Masters. I have decided I would like to really understand the Finance world and reading about things will help me.
Do any of you know good books for a rookie to read to learn about different markets (debt or equity) or investments in general?
I have been studying for my GMAT and I came across a few books that people recommend to students before getting their MBA/Masters. I have decided I would like to really understand the Finance world and reading about things will help me.
Do any of you know good books for a rookie to read to learn about different markets (debt or equity) or investments in general?
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Posted on 7/23/09 at 9:46 am to SouthOfSouth
THE BLACK SWAN
Posted on 7/23/09 at 10:01 am to Colonel Hapablap
CFA cirriculum my friend.
Posted on 7/23/09 at 10:09 am to Colonel Hapablap
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THE BLACK SWAN
Posted on 7/23/09 at 10:17 am to LSURussian
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CFA cirriculum my friend.
Im doing this while getting my masters. I am rerally looking for a few books to read pre graduate school.
Posted on 7/23/09 at 8:06 pm to SouthOfSouth
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I am a Senior at LSU (Finance) and post graduating I am getting my Master's in Finance with a concentration in Investments.
i have never said this on here before because i feel it's incredibly lame (much like PIIHB), but prayers sent
Posted on 7/23/09 at 8:10 pm to SouthOfSouth
Is this squirrel or dugas?
Posted on 7/23/09 at 8:34 pm to SouthOfSouth
I did the MBA and then Ph.D. (Finance) route at LSU. My thinking is that if you are serious about a career in investments you should go to NYU or Columbia. Even a lightly-regarded Northeastern school is fine, at least you get some access.
Grad school is at least as much about networking and meeting people who can get you started as it is about education. While you can learn the theory at LSU, you will not get nearly the opportunities to make use of that knowledge in this field unless you already plan to stay local.
Grad school is at least as much about networking and meeting people who can get you started as it is about education. While you can learn the theory at LSU, you will not get nearly the opportunities to make use of that knowledge in this field unless you already plan to stay local.
Posted on 7/23/09 at 11:26 pm to SouthOfSouth
Common Sense on Mutual Funds by Bogle
A Random Walk down Wall Street (you may have already read this)
A Random Walk down Wall Street (you may have already read this)
Posted on 7/24/09 at 2:20 pm to SouthOfSouth
Pioneering Portfolio Management - David Swenson/Yale
PPM @ Amazon
Then I would read this fictitious book: "Why finance grads are better served by obtaining engineering,computer science, or math graduate degrees as compared to Masters in Finance" by tirebiter. I agree with foshizzle re his comments. If it were me I would enroll in brewing school....but that's me, it might be my third career. Good luck to you.
PPM @ Amazon
Then I would read this fictitious book: "Why finance grads are better served by obtaining engineering,computer science, or math graduate degrees as compared to Masters in Finance" by tirebiter. I agree with foshizzle re his comments. If it were me I would enroll in brewing school....but that's me, it might be my third career. Good luck to you.
Posted on 7/24/09 at 7:29 pm to SouthOfSouth
'Liar's Poker' is a good one
Posted on 7/24/09 at 7:41 pm to Colonel Hapablap
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THE BLACK SWAN
Just got this from Amazon.
This post was edited on 7/24/09 at 7:48 pm
Posted on 7/24/09 at 7:43 pm to foshizzle
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My thinking is that if you are serious about a career in investments you should go to NYU or Columbia. Even a lightly-regarded Northeastern school is fine, at least you get some access.
Tulane isn't a bad choice if he wants to stay in LA to get his education.
Posted on 7/25/09 at 1:48 am to SouthOfSouth
Well if you're about to graduate w/ a degree in finance you should already have a basic knowledge of the markets. The next best thing is to follow business news from many different sources. Read blogs like The Big Picture, pick up the WSJ, and follow economics and politics - they determine the shape of the markets more than anything else. Its much harder to get good info on debt markets, but Bloomberg news provides a ton of stories. Read, take a ton of notes, then research what you don't understand. Simple as that.
Posted on 7/26/09 at 10:31 pm to Colonel Hapablap
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THE BLACK SWAN
Not sure why Russian is laughing over this one. It was a solid read that exposed fallacious thinking that is common in the financial markets and elsewhere. It was so good, I read it a second time just to regenerate the brain. Not sure how much it helped either time around, but much like the stimulus package reasoning, it gets me wondering how stupid I would be if I had NOT read it.
Posted on 7/26/09 at 10:49 pm to EatnCreaux
It's not really a finance book as much as it is an econ book, but Alan Greenspan's "Age of Turbulence" was a pretty mind opening read.
Posted on 7/26/09 at 10:52 pm to TheHiddenFlask
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but Alan Greenspan's "Age of Turbulence"
an excerpt of that book came on my digital reader ... pretty interesting, at least the part that was on there. I'll probably eventually buy and read the whole thing.
Posted on 7/26/09 at 11:02 pm to JPLSU1981
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an excerpt of that book came on my digital reader ... pretty interesting, at least the part that was on there. I'll probably eventually buy and read the whole thing.
It's a pretty interesting read. It's kind of two parts, the first half was kind of an autobiographical recap of the world events of his life and the second half was just him talking about stuff he found interesting. The recap is really interesting for younger people who were not around for all of it.
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