50 Books like Intermediate Accounting

Accounting for Non-Accountants

by Wayne A. Label • 2006

The three financial statements every owner must read, explained without the jargon.

3.72

208

🏪 Small Business Finance 📘 Beginner's Accounting 📊 Financial Statements 💸 Cash Flow Management 🧮 Financial Analysis

Accounting for Non-Accountants 93%

The three financial statements every owner must read, explained without the jargon.

by Wayne A. Label 2006

3.72

208 ratings

🏪 Small Business Finance 📘 Beginner's Accounting 📊 Financial Statements 💸 Cash Flow Management 🧮 Financial Analysis

The Accounting Game

by Darrell Mullis • 1998

A lemonade stand, a box of receipts, and the three sheets that reveal if your business survives.

4.27

1k+

🧮 Introductory Accounting 💡 Financial Literacy 🏪 Small Business Finance 📖 Narrative Learning 📊 Financial Statements

The Accounting Game 93%

A lemonade stand, a box of receipts, and the three sheets that reveal if your business survives.

by Darrell Mullis 1998

4.27

1k+ ratings

🧮 Introductory Accounting 💡 Financial Literacy 🏪 Small Business Finance 📖 Narrative Learning 📊 Financial Statements

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 92%

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

Visual Finance

by Georgi Tsvetanov • 2015

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

3.81

341

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

Visual Finance 92%

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

Best Practices for Equity Research Analysts

by James J. Valentine • 2010

The craft manual for analysts who want to move stock prices, not just publish reports.

4.22

496

📊 Financial Analysis 💼 Professional Investing 💰 Stock Valuation 🧠 Behavioral Finance 📈 Financial Modeling

Best Practices for Equity Research Analysts Summary

Best Practices for Equity Research Analysts 92%

The craft manual for analysts who want to move stock prices, not just publish reports.

by James J. Valentine 2010

4.22

496 ratings

📊 Financial Analysis 💼 Professional Investing 💰 Stock Valuation 🧠 Behavioral Finance 📈 Financial Modeling

The Little Book of Valuation

by Aswath Damodaran • 2011

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

3.97

3k+

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

The Little Book of Valuation 92%

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

The Ten-Day MBA

by Steven Silbiger • 1993

Ten days to the business knowledge of a top MBA. Skip the tuition, keep the frameworks.

3.72

3k+

🏫 Business Education ⚡ Speed Learning 📊 Financial Accounting 💰 Corporate Finance 📈 Marketing Strategy

The Ten-Day MBA 91%

Ten days to the business knowledge of a top MBA. Skip the tuition, keep the frameworks.

by Steven Silbiger 1993

3.72

3k+ ratings

🏫 Business Education ⚡ Speed Learning 📊 Financial Accounting 💰 Corporate Finance 📈 Marketing Strategy

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 91%

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

Financial Intelligence for Entrepreneurs

by Karen Berman • 2008

Profit is a promise; cash keeps the lights on. What entrepreneurs need to know about the numbers.

4.19

3k+

📚 Financial Literacy 💼 Small Business Finance 📊 Reading Financial Statements 💰 Cash Flow Management 🧮 Finance For Non-Finance

Financial Intelligence for Entrepreneurs Summary

Financial Intelligence for Entrepreneurs 91%

Profit is a promise; cash keeps the lights on. What entrepreneurs need to know about the numbers.

by Karen Berman 2008

4.19

3k+ ratings

📚 Financial Literacy 💼 Small Business Finance 📊 Reading Financial Statements 💰 Cash Flow Management 🧮 Finance For Non-Finance

Financial Intelligence for HR Professionals

by Karen Berman • 2008

Why HR gets shut out of strategy meetings, and the financial vocabulary that opens the door.

4.20

🧑‍💼 Human Resources 💰 Financial Literacy 📊 Financial Statement Analysis 🤝 Business Partnering 💸 Cash Flow Management

Financial Intelligence for HR Professionals Summary

Financial Intelligence for HR Professionals 91%

Why HR gets shut out of strategy meetings, and the financial vocabulary that opens the door.

by Karen Berman 2008

4.20

69 ratings

🧑‍💼 Human Resources 💰 Financial Literacy 📊 Financial Statement Analysis 🤝 Business Partnering 💸 Cash Flow Management

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 91%

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

LLC

by John Knight • 2016

The liability shield every LLC promises disappears with one wrong step. Here's what preserves it.

4.00

📋 Business Formation 🛡️ Limited Liability 💰 Small Business Taxes ⚖️ Startup Legal Basics 🧾 Business Accounting

LLC 91%

The liability shield every LLC promises disappears with one wrong step. Here's what preserves it.

by John Knight 2016

4.00

4 ratings

📋 Business Formation 🛡️ Limited Liability 💰 Small Business Taxes ⚖️ Startup Legal Basics 🧾 Business Accounting

The Price of Football

by Kieran Maguire • 2020

Your club's accounts tell a story the scoreboard never will.

4.06

267

⚽ Football Finance 📈 Sports Economics 💼 Sports Business 🏢 Club Ownership 📊 Financial Reporting

The Price of Football 91%

Your club's accounts tell a story the scoreboard never will.

by Kieran Maguire 2020

4.06

267 ratings

⚽ Football Finance 📈 Sports Economics 💼 Sports Business 🏢 Club Ownership 📊 Financial Reporting

Accounting for the Numberphobic

by Dawn Fotopulos • 2014

Three financial gauges show if your business lives or dies. No degree needed to read them.

4.33

302

🏪 Small Business Finance 📊 Financial Statements 💧 Cash Flow Management 📚 Financial Literacy 🧑‍💼 Small Business Owners

Accounting for the Numberphobic 91%

Three financial gauges show if your business lives or dies. No degree needed to read them.

by Dawn Fotopulos 2014

4.33

302 ratings

🏪 Small Business Finance 📊 Financial Statements 💧 Cash Flow Management 📚 Financial Literacy 🧑‍💼 Small Business Owners

Accounting for Authors

by Mark Leslie Lefebvre • 2022

Your writing is a business. The accounting skills that keep the royalties flowing without the panic.

📚 Publishing Business 🎨 Creative Entrepreneurship 📊 Small Business Accounting 📝 Tax For Freelancers 📖 Bookkeeping Basics

Accounting for Authors 91%

Your writing is a business. The accounting skills that keep the royalties flowing without the panic.

by Mark Leslie Lefebvre 2022

📚 Publishing Business 🎨 Creative Entrepreneurship 📊 Small Business Accounting 📝 Tax For Freelancers 📖 Bookkeeping Basics

Power Failure

by William D. Cohan • 2022

The celebrated CEO playbook that made GE an icon also programmed its collapse.

4.28

2k+

🏢 Corporate History 💰 Financial Engineering 📖 Business Biography 📊 Earnings Management 📉 Organizational Decline

Power Failure 91%

The celebrated CEO playbook that made GE an icon also programmed its collapse.

by William D. Cohan 2022

4.28

2k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate History 💰 Financial Engineering 📖 Business Biography 📊 Earnings Management 📉 Organizational Decline

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 91%

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

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 91%

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 91%

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

Lights Out

by Thomas Gryta • 2020

GE spent decades building the world's most admired numbers. The company behind them was a mirage.

3.92

5k+

⚖️ Corporate Governance 🏢 Organizational Culture 📉 Corporate Decline 🧮 Earnings Manipulation 💰 Financial Engineering

Lights Out 91%

GE spent decades building the world's most admired numbers. The company behind them was a mirage.

by Thomas Gryta 2020

3.92

5k+ ratings

⚖️ Corporate Governance 🏢 Organizational Culture 📉 Corporate Decline 🧮 Earnings Manipulation 💰 Financial Engineering

Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits!

by Greg Crabtree • 2011

Why your growing business feels broke, and the financial habits that fix it.

4.16

3k+

🏦 Small Business Finance 📚 Accounting For Entrepreneurs 📈 Profit Optimization 💸 Cash Flow Management ⚙️ Operational Efficiency

Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits! Summary

Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits! 90%

Why your growing business feels broke, and the financial habits that fix it.

by Greg Crabtree 2011

4.16

3k+ ratings

🏦 Small Business Finance 📚 Accounting For Entrepreneurs 📈 Profit Optimization 💸 Cash Flow Management ⚙️ Operational Efficiency

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 90%

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

Business Adventures

by John Brooks • 1969

A $350 million flop, a market panic, and ten other disasters Wall Street keeps repeating.

3.81

25k+

🏢 Corporate Case Studies 📈 Financial History 🏦 Wall Street 📉 Market Panics 💥 Corporate Hubris

Business Adventures 90%

A $350 million flop, a market panic, and ten other disasters Wall Street keeps repeating.

by John Brooks 1969

3.81

25k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Case Studies 📈 Financial History 🏦 Wall Street 📉 Market Panics 💥 Corporate Hubris

The Golden Passport

by Duff McDonald • 2017

The MBA credential that built corporate America also hollowed it out.

3.41

346

📚 Business Schools 🎓 Elite Education 🏛️ Institutional Failure 💰 Shareholder Primacy ⚖️ Business Ethics

The Golden Passport 90%

The MBA credential that built corporate America also hollowed it out.

by Duff McDonald 2017

3.41

346 ratings

📚 Business Schools 🎓 Elite Education 🏛️ Institutional Failure 💰 Shareholder Primacy ⚖️ Business Ethics

Fooling some of the People all of the time

by David Einhorn • 2007

He exposed their accounting fraud and shorted the stock. So they stole his phone records.

4.01

4k+

🔍 Corporate Fraud 📉 Short Selling ⚡ Activist Investing 📢 Whistleblowing 🏛️ Regulatory Failure

Fooling some of the People all of the time Summary

Fooling some of the People all of the time 90%

He exposed their accounting fraud and shorted the stock. So they stole his phone records.

by David Einhorn 2007

4.01

4k+ ratings

🔍 Corporate Fraud 📉 Short Selling ⚡ Activist Investing 📢 Whistleblowing 🏛️ Regulatory Failure

Nonprofit Sustainability

by Jeanne Bell • 2010

Stop choosing between mission and money. One map shows where every program stands on both.

4.04

160

🏢 Nonprofit Management 💰 Nonprofit Finance 🗺️ Strategic Planning ♻️ Financial Sustainability 📊 Business Model Analysis

Nonprofit Sustainability 90%

Stop choosing between mission and money. One map shows where every program stands on both.

by Jeanne Bell 2010

4.04

160 ratings

🏢 Nonprofit Management 💰 Nonprofit Finance 🗺️ Strategic Planning ♻️ Financial Sustainability 📊 Business Model Analysis

Corporate Social Responsibility

by Philip Kotler • 2004

The framework that turns corporate giving from a cost into a competitive lever.

3.90

187

📊 Corporate Strategy 🌍 Social Impact 🏛️ Corporate Citizenship 📢 Cause Marketing 🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism

Corporate Social Responsibility 90%

The framework that turns corporate giving from a cost into a competitive lever.

by Philip Kotler 2004

3.90

187 ratings

📊 Corporate Strategy 🌍 Social Impact 🏛️ Corporate Citizenship 📢 Cause Marketing 🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism

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 90%

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

The Smartest Guys in the Room

by Bethany McLean • 2003

Enron: $70 billion in value, zero in real earnings. The people paid to notice looked away.

4.22

28k+

🏢 Corporate Fraud 📊 Accounting Manipulation 🏛️ Corporate Governance 💼 Corporate Hubris 🏦 Wall Street Culture

The Smartest Guys in the Room 90%

Enron: $70 billion in value, zero in real earnings. The people paid to notice looked away.

by Bethany McLean 2003

4.22

28k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Fraud 📊 Accounting Manipulation 🏛️ Corporate Governance 💼 Corporate Hubris 🏦 Wall Street Culture

Lessons from Private Equity Any Company Can Use

by Orit Gadiesh • 2008

Private equity's playbook for doubling a company's value in five years, without the buyout.

3.80

523

🏦 Private Equity 🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 💰 Cash Flow Management 🗺️ Strategic Planning 👥 Talent Management

Lessons from Private Equity Any Company Can Use Summary

Lessons from Private Equity Any Company Can Use 90%

Private equity's playbook for doubling a company's value in five years, without the buyout.

by Orit Gadiesh 2008

3.80

523 ratings

🏦 Private Equity 🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 💰 Cash Flow Management 🗺️ Strategic Planning 👥 Talent Management

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 90%

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

Own Your Own Corporation Why (Oeb) the Rich Own Their Own Companies and Everyone.......

by Garrett Sutton • 2001

Rich people own corporations, not jobs. The entity guide to asset protection and lower taxes.

4.18

7k+

🏢 Business Entity Selection 📊 Tax Strategy 🛡️ Asset Protection 📋 Startup Legal Guides 🏛️ Corporate Governance

Own Your Own Corporation Why (Oeb) the Rich Own Their Own Companies and Everyone....... Summary

Own Your Own Corporation Why (Oeb) the Rich Own Their Own Companies and Everyone....... 90%

Rich people own corporations, not jobs. The entity guide to asset protection and lower taxes.

by Garrett Sutton 2001

4.18

7k+ ratings

🏢 Business Entity Selection 📊 Tax Strategy 🛡️ Asset Protection 📋 Startup Legal Guides 🏛️ Corporate Governance

The Best Way to Rob a Bank Is to Own One

by William K. Black • 1995

Bank CEOs were the biggest bank robbers, using deregulation to loot their own institutions.

4.06

185

🏦 Financial Fraud 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 📊 Accounting Fraud ⚠️ Systemic Risk 🎲 Moral Hazard

The Best Way to Rob a Bank Is to Own One Summary

The Best Way to Rob a Bank Is to Own One 90%

Bank CEOs were the biggest bank robbers, using deregulation to loot their own institutions.

by William K. Black 1995

4.06

185 ratings

🏦 Financial Fraud 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 📊 Accounting Fraud ⚠️ Systemic Risk 🎲 Moral Hazard

The Caesars Palace Coup

by Max Frumes • 2021

One casino, $24 billion in debt, and the holdout creditors who forced Apollo to pay.

4.05

4k+

🏢 Private Equity 💰 Leveraged Buyouts 📋 Corporate Governance 🕵️ Financial Investigations 🏚️ Corporate Collapses

The Caesars Palace Coup 90%

One casino, $24 billion in debt, and the holdout creditors who forced Apollo to pay.

by Max Frumes 2021

4.05

4k+ ratings

🏢 Private Equity 💰 Leveraged Buyouts 📋 Corporate Governance 🕵️ Financial Investigations 🏚️ Corporate Collapses

Narrative and Numbers

by Aswath Damodaran • 2017

Valuation is a contest between stories. Three questions that tell you who will win.

4.07

933

🧮 Corporate Valuation 📖 Business Storytelling 📊 Equity Research 🎭 Scenario Analysis 🔄 Company Life Cycles

Narrative and Numbers 90%

Valuation is a contest between stories. Three questions that tell you who will win.

by Aswath Damodaran 2017

4.07

933 ratings

🧮 Corporate Valuation 📖 Business Storytelling 📊 Equity Research 🎭 Scenario Analysis 🔄 Company Life Cycles

Exile on Wall Street

by Mike Mayo • 2011

Wall Street learned nothing from 2008. One analyst who saw it coming explains why.

3.69

260

🏦 Banking Industry 📖 Wall Street Memoirs 📉 Financial Crises 🏛️ Corporate Governance 🧮 Creative Accounting

Exile on Wall Street 90%

Wall Street learned nothing from 2008. One analyst who saw it coming explains why.

by Mike Mayo 2011

3.69

260 ratings

🏦 Banking Industry 📖 Wall Street Memoirs 📉 Financial Crises 🏛️ Corporate Governance 🧮 Creative Accounting

The Fish Rots from the Head

by Bob Garratt • 1997

Failure starts in the boardroom. How directors create organizations that learn and last.

4.33

🏛️ Corporate Governance 🔄 Organizational Learning 🎯 Strategic Oversight 🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism 📊 Corporate Accountability

The Fish Rots from the Head 90%

Failure starts in the boardroom. How directors create organizations that learn and last.

by Bob Garratt 1997

4.33

6 ratings

🏛️ Corporate Governance 🔄 Organizational Learning 🎯 Strategic Oversight 🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism 📊 Corporate Accountability

The Complete Financial History of Berkshire Hathaway

by Adam J. Mead • 2021

A 1965 textile mill worth $13.5 billion by 1993: the history from cigar butts to Coke.

4.55

169

📚 Corporate History 💡 Investment Philosophy 💰 Value Investing 📊 Capital Allocation 🏰 Economic Moats

The Complete Financial History of Berkshire Hathaway Summary

The Complete Financial History of Berkshire Hathaway 90%

A 1965 textile mill worth $13.5 billion by 1993: the history from cigar butts to Coke.

by Adam J. Mead 2021

4.55

169 ratings

📚 Corporate History 💡 Investment Philosophy 💰 Value Investing 📊 Capital Allocation 🏰 Economic Moats

Value

by Inc. McKinsey & Company • 2010

Two levers drive corporate value. Success only raises the bar for next quarter.

4.25

784

💼 Corporate Finance 💰 Business Valuation 📊 Capital Allocation 🎯 Value-Based Management 👔 Executive Finance

Value 90%

Two levers drive corporate value. Success only raises the bar for next quarter.

by Inc. McKinsey & Company 2010

4.25

784 ratings

💼 Corporate Finance 💰 Business Valuation 📊 Capital Allocation 🎯 Value-Based Management 👔 Executive Finance

The Firm

by Duff McDonald • 2013

The consulting firm that shaped American business from the inside, and what that secrecy bought.

3.75

3k+

🏢 Management Consulting 📜 Corporate History 🏛️ Organizational Culture ⚡ Corporate Influence 🕸️ Professional Networks

The Firm 90%

The consulting firm that shaped American business from the inside, and what that secrecy bought.

by Duff McDonald 2013

3.75

3k+ ratings

🏢 Management Consulting 📜 Corporate History 🏛️ Organizational Culture ⚡ Corporate Influence 🕸️ Professional Networks

When McKinsey Comes to Town

by Walt Bogdanich • 2022

McKinsey is the hidden force behind the opioid crisis, the 2008 crash, and authoritarian regimes.

3.80

12k+

🏢 Consulting Industry 🏛️ Corporate Power 🔍 Investigative Journalism 👔 White Collar Crime 🚪 Regulatory Capture

When McKinsey Comes to Town 90%

McKinsey is the hidden force behind the opioid crisis, the 2008 crash, and authoritarian regimes.

by Walt Bogdanich 2022

3.80

12k+ ratings

🏢 Consulting Industry 🏛️ Corporate Power 🔍 Investigative Journalism 👔 White Collar Crime 🚪 Regulatory Capture

The Chief Financial Officer

by Jason Karaian • 2014

The CFO: from bookkeeper to CEO co-pilot and the most versatile leader in the firm.

3.53

156

💼 Corporate Finance 🏢 Executive Leadership 🤝 C-Suite Dynamics 🛡️ Financial Stewardship 📈 Investor Relations

The Chief Financial Officer 90%

The CFO: from bookkeeper to CEO co-pilot and the most versatile leader in the firm.

by Jason Karaian 2014

3.53

156 ratings

💼 Corporate Finance 🏢 Executive Leadership 🤝 C-Suite Dynamics 🛡️ Financial Stewardship 📈 Investor Relations

The Go-Go Years

by John Brooks • 1973

The 1960s market repeated 1929's excess and its crash. Two improbable men improvised a rescue.

3.82

305

🏛️ Financial History 🏢 Wall Street Culture 🫧 Market Bubbles 📉 Market Panics 📊 Creative Accounting

The Go-Go Years 90%

The 1960s market repeated 1929's excess and its crash. Two improbable men improvised a rescue.

by John Brooks 1973

3.82

305 ratings

🏛️ Financial History 🏢 Wall Street Culture 🫧 Market Bubbles 📉 Market Panics 📊 Creative Accounting

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 90%

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

The House of Dimon

by Patricia Crisafulli • 2009

How JPMorgan survived the crash while rivals died: the Jamie Dimon rulebook.

3.70

152

🏦 Post-Crisis Banking ⚠️ Risk Management 🏢 Corporate Culture 🛡️ Crisis Leadership 🎯 Executive Accountability

The House of Dimon 90%

How JPMorgan survived the crash while rivals died: the Jamie Dimon rulebook.

by Patricia Crisafulli 2009

3.70

152 ratings

🏦 Post-Crisis Banking ⚠️ Risk Management 🏢 Corporate Culture 🛡️ Crisis Leadership 🎯 Executive Accountability

Implementing Value Pricing

by Ronald J. Baker • 2010

Charging by the hour kills profits and innovation. A pricing model built on customer value instead.

4.33

175

🏢 Professional Firms 💰 Value Pricing 🧠 Subjective Value 💼 Knowledge Work 📚 Intellectual Capital

Implementing Value Pricing 90%

Charging by the hour kills profits and innovation. A pricing model built on customer value instead.

by Ronald J. Baker 2010

4.33

175 ratings

🏢 Professional Firms 💰 Value Pricing 🧠 Subjective Value 💼 Knowledge Work 📚 Intellectual Capital

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

918

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

Gems from Warren Buffett 90%

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

Michael Porter's Value Chain

by 50Minutes • 2015

Every department hands off work to the next. That handoff is where your margin disappears.

3.66

🏢 Strategic Management ⚙️ Operations Management 📊 Business Frameworks 🔧 Process Improvement 📍 Market Positioning

Michael Porter's Value Chain 90%

Every department hands off work to the next. That handoff is where your margin disappears.

by 50Minutes 2015

3.66

53 ratings

🏢 Strategic Management ⚙️ Operations Management 📊 Business Frameworks 🔧 Process Improvement 📍 Market Positioning

What Happened to Goldman Sachs

by Steven G. Mandis • 2013

Goldman's handshake culture eroded when it went public, scaled, and let legalism replace ethics.

3.60

208

🏦 Wall Street 📈 Investment Banking 🏢 Corporate Culture ⚖️ Business Ethics 🔬 Organizational Sociology

What Happened to Goldman Sachs 90%

Goldman's handshake culture eroded when it went public, scaled, and let legalism replace ethics.

by Steven G. Mandis 2013

3.60

208 ratings

🏦 Wall Street 📈 Investment Banking 🏢 Corporate Culture ⚖️ Business Ethics 🔬 Organizational Sociology

Loopholes of the Rich

by Diane Kennedy • 2001

Business owners play by different tax rules. A part-time startup is the key to unlocking them.

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📊 Tax Strategy 🧾 Business Deductions 🏠 Real Estate Investing 🏛️ Entity Formation 💼 Small Business Finance

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Business owners play by different tax rules. A part-time startup is the key to unlocking them.

by Diane Kennedy 2001

4.08

948 ratings

📊 Tax Strategy 🧾 Business Deductions 🏠 Real Estate Investing 🏛️ Entity Formation 💼 Small Business Finance

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