23 Books like Best Practices for Equity Research Analysts

The Little Book of Valuation

by Aswath Damodaran • 2011

Company valuation demystified: adapt the core tools to any stage of the corporate life cycle.

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3k+

📊 Corporate Finance 🏷️ Value Investing 💰 Company Valuation 🔍 Stock Analysis 📈 Financial Modeling

The Little Book of Valuation 97%

Company valuation demystified: adapt the core tools to any stage of the corporate life cycle.

by Aswath Damodaran 2011

3.97

3k+ ratings

📊 Corporate Finance 🏷️ Value Investing 💰 Company Valuation 🔍 Stock Analysis 📈 Financial Modeling

Visual Finance

by Georgi Tsvetanov • 2015

A single diagram links the three financial statements. See any company's health at a glance.

3.81

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🧠 Financial Literacy 📊 Financial Statement Analysis 🏢 Corporate Finance Basics 💸 Cash Flow Management 👔 Non-Financial Managers

Visual Finance 96%

A single diagram links the three financial statements. See any company's health at a glance.

by Georgi Tsvetanov 2015

3.81

341 ratings

🧠 Financial Literacy 📊 Financial Statement Analysis 🏢 Corporate Finance Basics 💸 Cash Flow Management 👔 Non-Financial Managers

How to Think Like Benjamin Graham and Invest Like Warren Buffett

by Lawrence A. Cunningham • 2001

How to value a business, read financial statements, and ignore the market's daily mood swings.

3.83

266

🏗️ Value Investing 🧠 Behavioral Finance ⏳ Long-Term Investing 📊 Financial Statements 🏰 Competitive Advantages

How to Think Like Benjamin Graham and Invest Like Warren Buffett Summary

How to Think Like Benjamin Graham and Invest Like Warren Buffett 96%

How to value a business, read financial statements, and ignore the market's daily mood swings.

by Lawrence A. Cunningham 2001

3.83

266 ratings

🏗️ Value Investing 🧠 Behavioral Finance ⏳ Long-Term Investing 📊 Financial Statements 🏰 Competitive Advantages

The Smart Money Method

by Stephen Clapham • 2020

How a former hedge fund analyst picks stocks, and the rigorous process any investor can replicate.

3.74

156

🔍 Equity Research 📊 Financial Analysis 💰 Business Valuation 🏰 Competitive Moats 👔 Management Assessment

The Smart Money Method 96%

How a former hedge fund analyst picks stocks, and the rigorous process any investor can replicate.

by Stephen Clapham 2020

3.74

156 ratings

🔍 Equity Research 📊 Financial Analysis 💰 Business Valuation 🏰 Competitive Moats 👔 Management Assessment

How to Understand Business Finance

by Bob Cinnamon • 2006

Finance for the non-accountant: balance sheets, cash flow, and the ratios that matter.

3.36

🏢 Corporate Finance 📖 Financial Literacy 📊 Financial Statements 💸 Cash Flow Management 📐 Ratio Analysis

How to Understand Business Finance Summary

How to Understand Business Finance 96%

Finance for the non-accountant: balance sheets, cash flow, and the ratios that matter.

by Bob Cinnamon 2006

3.36

44 ratings

🏢 Corporate Finance 📖 Financial Literacy 📊 Financial Statements 💸 Cash Flow Management 📐 Ratio Analysis

Financial Intelligence

by Karen Berman • 2013

Accounting hides more judgment than math. A manager's guide to the numbers that actually matter.

4.13

5k+

🧠 Financial Literacy 📊 Finance Fundamentals 📑 Financial Statements 💸 Cash Flow 🔍 Financial Analysis

Financial Intelligence 96%

Accounting hides more judgment than math. A manager's guide to the numbers that actually matter.

by Karen Berman 2013

4.13

5k+ ratings

🧠 Financial Literacy 📊 Finance Fundamentals 📑 Financial Statements 💸 Cash Flow 🔍 Financial Analysis

Financial Literacy for Managers

by Richard A. Lambert • 2012

Decode financial statements, evaluate any project, and pull the profit levers that drive real value.

3.59

148

📊 Financial Analysis 💼 Corporate Finance 📋 Managerial Accounting 💰 Valuation 📏 Performance Metrics

Financial Literacy for Managers 96%

Decode financial statements, evaluate any project, and pull the profit levers that drive real value.

by Richard A. Lambert 2012

3.59

148 ratings

📊 Financial Analysis 💼 Corporate Finance 📋 Managerial Accounting 💰 Valuation 📏 Performance Metrics

Expectations Investing

by Michael J. Mauboussin • 2021

Every stock price embeds a forecast. Read it, then bet on where it breaks.

4.05

612

📊 Equity Valuation 🧭 Value Investing 💸 Cash Flow Analysis 📈 Active Investing ⚔️ Competitive Strategy

Expectations Investing 96%

Every stock price embeds a forecast. Read it, then bet on where it breaks.

by Michael J. Mauboussin 2021

4.05

612 ratings

📊 Equity Valuation 🧭 Value Investing 💸 Cash Flow Analysis 📈 Active Investing ⚔️ Competitive Strategy

The Wall Street MBA, Third Edition

by Reuben Advani • 2006

An MBA's worth of corporate finance: value companies, decode financials, know when the numbers lie.

3.81

257

🏢 Corporate Finance 📊 Financial Statements 💰 Finance Fundamentals 🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions 📈 Business Valuation

The Wall Street MBA, Third Edition Summary

The Wall Street MBA, Third Edition 96%

An MBA's worth of corporate finance: value companies, decode financials, know when the numbers lie.

by Reuben Advani 2006

3.81

257 ratings

🏢 Corporate Finance 📊 Financial Statements 💰 Finance Fundamentals 🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions 📈 Business Valuation

Warren Buffett's Ground Rules

by Jeremy C. Miller • 2016

Buffett's early partnership letters: the pre-Berkshire rules that still beat the market.

4.03

2k+

🧮 Value Investing 🧠 Behavioral Finance 📈 Compound Interest ⏳ Long-Term Investing 🔍 Business Valuation

Warren Buffett's Ground Rules 96%

Buffett's early partnership letters: the pre-Berkshire rules that still beat the market.

by Jeremy C. Miller 2016

4.03

2k+ ratings

🧮 Value Investing 🧠 Behavioral Finance 📈 Compound Interest ⏳ Long-Term Investing 🔍 Business Valuation

Accounting Fundamentals

by Shihan Sheriff • 2023

Three statements hold a company's story: a guide to reading the numbers, zero accounting required.

4.08

🧠 Financial Literacy 📊 Managerial Finance 📚 Accounting Fundamentals 📋 Managerial Accounting 📈 Budgeting And Forecasting

Accounting Fundamentals 96%

Three statements hold a company's story: a guide to reading the numbers, zero accounting required.

by Shihan Sheriff 2023

4.08

12 ratings

🧠 Financial Literacy 📊 Managerial Finance 📚 Accounting Fundamentals 📋 Managerial Accounting 📈 Budgeting And Forecasting

7 Secrets to Investing Like Warren Buffett

by Mary Buffett • 2019

How to buy businesses, not stocks: seven value-investing rules for building lasting wealth.

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882

💎 Value Investing 📊 Financial Literacy 🔄 Wealth Habits 🗓️ Long-Term Investing 🧠 Behavioral Finance

7 Secrets to Investing Like Warren Buffett Summary

7 Secrets to Investing Like Warren Buffett 96%

How to buy businesses, not stocks: seven value-investing rules for building lasting wealth.

by Mary Buffett 2019

3.82

882 ratings

💎 Value Investing 📊 Financial Literacy 🔄 Wealth Habits 🗓️ Long-Term Investing 🧠 Behavioral Finance

F Wall Street

by Joel Ponzio • 2009

The do-it-yourself guide to pricing businesses by their cash, not their earnings, and buying cheap.

4.13

263

🏷️ Value Investing 💵 Cash Flow Analysis 🔧 Diy Investing 🧠 Investor Psychology 📊 Intrinsic Value

F Wall Street 96%

The do-it-yourself guide to pricing businesses by their cash, not their earnings, and buying cheap.

by Joel Ponzio 2009

4.13

263 ratings

🏷️ Value Investing 💵 Cash Flow Analysis 🔧 Diy Investing 🧠 Investor Psychology 📊 Intrinsic Value

Warren Buffett Accounting Book

by Stig Brodersen • 2014

Buy great businesses for less than they are worth by mastering the three financial statements.

4.24

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🔍 Value Investing 📊 Financial Statement Analysis 💎 Intrinsic Value 📉 Contrarian Investing ⏳ Long-Term Investing

Warren Buffett Accounting Book 96%

Buy great businesses for less than they are worth by mastering the three financial statements.

by Stig Brodersen 2014

4.24

1k+ ratings

🔍 Value Investing 📊 Financial Statement Analysis 💎 Intrinsic Value 📉 Contrarian Investing ⏳ Long-Term Investing

Warren Buffett Invests Like a Girl

by Louann Lofton • 2011

Women trade less, panic less, and earn more. Their secret: a temperament anyone can learn.

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507

🧱 Value Investing 🧠 Behavioral Finance 🕰️ Long-Term Investing 🔄 Contrarian Investing 👩 Women And Finance

Warren Buffett Invests Like a Girl Summary

Warren Buffett Invests Like a Girl 96%

Women trade less, panic less, and earn more. Their secret: a temperament anyone can learn.

by Louann Lofton 2011

3.60

507 ratings

🧱 Value Investing 🧠 Behavioral Finance 🕰️ Long-Term Investing 🔄 Contrarian Investing 👩 Women And Finance

Fundamental Analysis for Investors

by Raghu Palat • 2010

What a stock is really worth, and how to find it in the numbers everyone else ignores.

3.45

166

🔍 Fundamental Analysis 📊 Financial Statement Analysis 🏢 Equity Research 💎 Intrinsic Value 📈 Investing Fundamentals

Fundamental Analysis for Investors Summary

Fundamental Analysis for Investors 96%

What a stock is really worth, and how to find it in the numbers everyone else ignores.

by Raghu Palat 2010

3.45

166 ratings

🔍 Fundamental Analysis 📊 Financial Statement Analysis 🏢 Equity Research 💎 Intrinsic Value 📈 Investing Fundamentals

Common Stocks and Common Sense

by Edgar Wachenheim • 2016

Balance sheets over forecasts, nerve over consensus: a value investor's decades of proof.

4.25

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🧱 Value Investing 🔄 Contrarian Investing 🧠 Behavioral Finance 📊 Fundamental Analysis ⏳ Long-Term Investing

Common Stocks and Common Sense 95%

Balance sheets over forecasts, nerve over consensus: a value investor's decades of proof.

by Edgar Wachenheim 2016

4.25

360 ratings

🧱 Value Investing 🔄 Contrarian Investing 🧠 Behavioral Finance 📊 Fundamental Analysis ⏳ Long-Term Investing

The Warren Buffett Stock Portfolio

by Mary Buffett • 2011

Buffett buys when others panic, using clues hidden in earnings, book value, and brand loyalty.

3.57

450

🧠 Value Investing 📊 Stock Analysis 🔄 Contrarian Investing 🏰 Economic Moats 💰 Shareholder Returns

The Warren Buffett Stock Portfolio Summary

The Warren Buffett Stock Portfolio 95%

Buffett buys when others panic, using clues hidden in earnings, book value, and brand loyalty.

by Mary Buffett 2011

3.57

450 ratings

🧠 Value Investing 📊 Stock Analysis 🔄 Contrarian Investing 🏰 Economic Moats 💰 Shareholder Returns

Gems from Warren Buffett

by Mark Gavagan • 2012

What Buffett said about fear, greed, honesty, and the one quality that makes talent dangerous.

3.78

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🧠 Value Investing 📈 Investment Philosophy 🔄 Behavioral Investing ⚡ Contrarian Investing 🏰 Competitive Advantages

Gems from Warren Buffett 95%

What Buffett said about fear, greed, honesty, and the one quality that makes talent dangerous.

by Mark Gavagan 2012

3.78

918 ratings

🧠 Value Investing 📈 Investment Philosophy 🔄 Behavioral Investing ⚡ Contrarian Investing 🏰 Competitive Advantages

Supermoney

by George Goodman • 1972

Wealth comes not from wages but from earnings multiplied by stocks. How the machine works.

3.85

339

📈 Stock Market 💰 Value Investing 🧠 Behavioral Finance 📉 Financial Crises 🧾 Accounting Manipulation

Supermoney 95%

Wealth comes not from wages but from earnings multiplied by stocks. How the machine works.

by George Goodman 1972

3.85

339 ratings

📈 Stock Market 💰 Value Investing 🧠 Behavioral Finance 📉 Financial Crises 🧾 Accounting Manipulation

Finance for Non-Financial Managers

by Gene Siciliano • 2003

Your budget, your P&L, your cash position: finally explained for the manager who never took finance.

3.76

340

🧠 Financial Literacy 💼 Managerial Finance 📊 Financial Statements 💸 Cash Flow Management 🗺️ Business Planning

Finance for Non-Financial Managers Summary

Finance for Non-Financial Managers 95%

Your budget, your P&L, your cash position: finally explained for the manager who never took finance.

by Gene Siciliano 2003

3.76

340 ratings

🧠 Financial Literacy 💼 Managerial Finance 📊 Financial Statements 💸 Cash Flow Management 🗺️ Business Planning

Big Money Thinks Small

by Joel Tillinghast • 2017

The blind spots that cost investors most aren't about numbers. They're about humility.

3.99

462

🧑‍💼 Individual Investors 💎 Value Investing 🧠 Behavioral Finance 🏰 Competitive Moats 📊 Fundamental Analysis

Big Money Thinks Small 95%

The blind spots that cost investors most aren't about numbers. They're about humility.

by Joel Tillinghast 2017

3.99

462 ratings

🧑‍💼 Individual Investors 💎 Value Investing 🧠 Behavioral Finance 🏰 Competitive Moats 📊 Fundamental Analysis

The Little Book of Investing Like the Pros

by Joshua Rosenbaum • 2020

Find, vet, value, and monitor stocks with the step-by-step framework professional analysts rely on.

3.57

151

🎯 Stock Picking 📈 Active Investing 🔍 Fundamental Analysis 💰 Valuation Methods ⚠️ Risk Management

The Little Book of Investing Like the Pros Summary

The Little Book of Investing Like the Pros 95%

Find, vet, value, and monitor stocks with the step-by-step framework professional analysts rely on.

by Joshua Rosenbaum 2020

3.57

151 ratings

🎯 Stock Picking 📈 Active Investing 🔍 Fundamental Analysis 💰 Valuation Methods ⚠️ Risk Management

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