Hi there, I am starting business school next month and am looking to expand my knowledge of finance (related to trading, banking etc).
At this stage, I know the basics of technical analysis (stocks) and have already started reading Damodaran on Valuation (2nd Edition) and I am wondering if this is a good way to build my knowledge further? Also, what other well-known books are out there that I must read before I even start b-school? Are there any must-read books out there that I am missing right now?
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If you can understand
If you can understand Damodaran, you can pretty much understand everything you need for corporate finance. We had him for 3 days during training, and I learned more in those three days than I did in a full year of finance classes in college. Read Damodaran's website, since he has all his books, spreadsheets, etc. online for free. Other than that just enjoy the summer- your b-school classes will cover almost everything you want/need. There are a good amount of people going to b-school with no finance background so don't worry. Reading something like Liar's Poker or Barbarians at the Gate would probably be worthwhile and less monotonous than reading textbooks.
Scoop Books - Inroduction to
Scoop Books - Inroduction to Ibanking, M&A, and Corp. Fin
Best book hands down. Expensive but worth it
Don't waste your summer
having 1 or 2 free months after you quit to do what you've always wanted to do is a unique priviledge that comes with getting accepted to B-school.
PLASE don't waste it reading in advance what you'll learn in school..
travel, go to the beach, fly kites or whatever you enjoy....it'll be tons of finance to learn the next 2 years in school...
Aswath Damodaran. You can
Aswath Damodaran. You can get his book for free on his website, http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~adamodar/
currently reading Damodaran
currently reading Damodaran on Valuation 2nd ed., very interesting book.