What books are great to read for breaking into Wall Street?

I am a president at my investment club at college, and I am wondering if anyone has good recommendations on what to during our college seminars. I am planning to become a future stockbroker later after my internship at BB. I also heard that the movie "Trading Places" is a good start to show our club during meetings. I may have to look into this further, thanks all.

Rakesh Mobad - Future Aspiring Wall Streetee

 

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Wouldn't you think some of these titles may be a little dense and for someone only considering a career in finance/consulting? I would stick with easy titles to start - there's no need to pick up Damadoran or Rosenbaum's books unless you're really serious.

Said before but some of these light reads are: Barbarians at the Gate - Leveraged buyout of RJR Nabisco and touches on the rise of the junk bonds Monkey Business - Funny day in the life of an IB associate The Greatest Trade Ever - John Paulson's hedge fund capitalizing on the mortgage crisis When Genius Failed - Academics found quant based hedge fund that leverages to the hill until their models fall apart

That should get you started.

 
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Any entertaining reads similar to Monkey Business for the consulting world?
House of Lies. Although I'd almost say it falls halfway on the Ridiculous Scale between Monkey Business and Leveraged Sellout.
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It's one of those books that tries to be douchey like LSO but falls short. It's one of the more satirical/bitter views of the industry, I'd say. Definitely not something you'd read to get a "feel" for the business but if you want a few laughs then it's alright. Personally, I say skip all that and just read something like Consulting 101 or any of the McKinsey books (McK Way, McK Engagement, McK Mind).

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Well, assuming you already own a Kindle you can download a preview of the book (i.e. Chapter 1) and see how you like it. If you don't own a Kindle, then for the most part it's ok, looking closely at graphs can be tricky and a bit time consuming.

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You can preview it on Amazon even if you don't own a kindle through their online kindle app just find the kindle version and preview it on their website. Also you don't need a kindle to read kindle books you can download the kindle app onto your computer.

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