For anyone who is a good self learner and wants to acquire this knowledge, i'd highly recommend the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) curriculum, which, as an a

For anyone who is a good self learner and wants to acquire this knowledge, i'd highly recommend the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) curriculum, which, as an added benefit, is a (the?) globally recognized financial qualification. The material is excellent and it's not very expensive to take the exam. Assuming you don't plan to get into investment banking, just do the first year which is about 2 months intensive study (+- some factor depending on your base knowledge). It's a very efficient way to acquire this information. http://cfainstitute.org/ http://cfainstitute.org/