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Corporate Finance and Valuation
Corporate Finance and Valuation
 | Corporate Finance (plus MyFinanceLab Student Access Kit) (Hardcover) by Jonathan Berk and Peter DeMarzo First edition 2007 This is the text I am using for Corporate Finance. It comes highly recommended, just check out the back cover. The text comes with access to the MyFinanceLab website with chapter summaries, problems and self assessment exams. There is also a study guide for this for those who want a little more help. |
| Principles of Corporate Finance There is also a very useful Solution Manual for those you want solutions to all of the end of chapter problems. There is also a Study Guide for those who need a little more help in working through the concepts. |
| Fundamentals of Corporate Finance 5th Ed This is another market leader in principles of corporate finance. More focus ed on valuation and management issues. |
| Corporate Financial Management This is a very readable textbook that provides clearer discussions in some cases and additional examples of the material in Brealy and Myers. |
| Financial Markets and Corporate Strategy This fundamental corporate book takes a more market oriented approach to the issues. A bit more technical than the other books |
| Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies, 3rd Edition This is one of the most widely used manuals on valuation. It covers all sorts of issues and has a few chapters on valuing foreign operations and foreign companies. |
| Real Options: A Practitioner's Guide by Tom Copeland and Vladimir Antikarov A popular book on the concepts and issues of real options. A great read for those with some basic knowledge of finance. |
| International Financial Management This is the new market leader for international corporate finance issues |
| Multinational Financial Management This is a good all- around book on international financial management and basics of international markets. But pass over the section on international capital budgeting. |
| Multinational Finance 3rd This book provides a good treatment of multinational |
| International Financial Markets : Prices and Policies 2nd Edition This is a good book on international financial markets and instruments. It looks at both the economic determinants of prices, price changes and price |
| Emerging Financial Markets The first book specifically on financial markets in emerging market countries. |
| Project Financing A good book describing project finance for those with some finance background but not experience in project finance. |
| Modern Project Finance A great case study based book on project finance from one of the leading academics in the area |
| Professor Ben Esty's Project Finance Portal http://www.hbs.edu/projfinportal/ A great site for cases and links related to project finance |
| The Complete Finance Companion A collection of short articles (3-6 pages) on a large set of the important concepts in finance, from corporate to investing, risk management to derivative pricing. A great book to prepare for finance interviews. |
| The Handbook of Fixed Income Securities A collection of good articles for finance students on fixed income securities. Very good on institutional and structural issues. A good way to learn about the fixed income market and its activities |
| Essentials of Accounting A workbook for accounting beginners. No previous knowledge required. This is used as preparation for first semester at Harvard Business School. Work through this book and you will understand the basics of financial accounting. If you are not interested in the work book you can consider the review book of just the text material. Same info just no blanks to fill in. It is titled Core Concepts of Accounting |
 | Financial Accounting, Fifth Edition This is the textbook used in the Accounting skills course at SAIS. It can act as a useful reference book for issues in professional financial accouting |
| Introduction to Financial Accounting This is a best selling introductory textbook on financial accounting. It is more comprehensive than the workbook above but less advanced than the standard MBA level Financial Accounting book above. |
| Financial Statement Analysis and Security Valuation New book by a well-known accounting professor. Covers all of the detailed issues of financial statement analysis for the purposes of security valuation |
| The Analysis and Use of Financial Statements, This is a classic and very detailed book on the interpretation of financial statements. It is used by experts in the field and is recommended only for those going into positions needing strong financials statement analysis skills. It is a great reference book for this topic |
| International Accounting This one of the few up to date textbooks on international accounting. Its authors are among the top academics in the area. I have an old edition and find it useful. |
| International Accounting Standards Explained The authoritative guide to understanding the new International Accounting Standards |
| Monkey Business A hilarious look at the life of associates at DLJ in the mid 1990s. A must read for anyone thinking about a IB job. Good explanations of how investment banking works and what investment banking associates actually do to make all that money. |
| FIASCO: Blood in the Water on Wall Street A fun and useful read by a former derivatives trader at Morgan Stanley, who exposes the seamier side of high-stakes finance. A good introduction in to the world of derivatives and how they are used. |
| Liar's Poker : Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street The classic tell all book about life as a trader in the 1980s on Wall Street. A great book on how thing work on a trading floor as told by an insider. |
| The Vandals' Crown An history and account of the currency crises of the early 1990s and the people behind it |
| Vault.com A financial sector job hunting website. Contains example interview questions and salary info. Lots of articles and info on preparation and performance. Job listings as well. |
| Careers in Business A Financial Sector Job hunting Website. Contains example interview questions and salary info. Lots of articles and books on getting a finance job |
| FinCareer Another financial sector job website. More European in focus. Contains example interview questions and salary info. Lots of articles and books on getting a finance job |
| Students interested in a student subscription to the Financial Times, can subscribe to paper version by clicking here or the identical digital version by clicking here. |
| Students interested in a student subscription to the Economist can subscribe online by clicking here. You will need to use my name or my faculty registration ID number which is 1740. |
| Students interested in a student subscription to the WSJ can subscribe online by clicking here. |
 | A website dedicated to issues of interest to financial managers. Apply for a free subscription. Click here |
 | One of my favorite rag sheets for finance issues. Famous for its ranking lists. Great coverage of global financial issues. Website has previous month issue on it. You can receive a free subscription if you qualify. Click here |
