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Ask HN: What are some good resources for programmers to learn finance?
- nieksand 9y agoThis is what I used: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0465078982/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/0465078982/ If you poke around you'll find plenty of books with similar titles and target audiences.
- auslegung 9y agoWhat kind of finance? If personal finance, I recommend Dave Ramsey, the Get Rich Slowly blog, and anything that says to stay away from credit, go slowly, don't get anxious, reason as if it's 100 years ago.
- andersamundson 9y agoIf you're looking to learn about finance from a Wall Street/Corporate perspective, learn how a DCF (Discounted Cash Flow) model works. There are many such resources. Wall Street Training is a good, practical one. Two good resources that give a strong philosophical foundation are Howard Mark's Chairman's Letters (free @ Oaktree Capital website), David Einhorn's "Fooling Some of the People All of the Time", and Nassim Taleb's "Fooled by Randomness."
- tixocloud 9y agoIt depends on what area of finance you're looking at. Here's a book I used for Corporate Finance and valuations of companies: https://www.amazon.ca/Valuation-Measuring-Managing-Value-Companies/dp/0470424656 https://www.amazon.ca/Valuation-Measuring-Managing-Value-Com...