📊 Accounting Tricks

The gray-area maneuvers and outright manipulations companies use to make their financials look rosier than reality. A field guide to reading between the lines of a balance sheet.

Financial Statement Analysis

by Martin S. Fridson • 1991

Financial statements are not snapshots; they are arguments. What they conceal, and how to find it.

4.12

395

📊 Financial Statement Analysis 🔍 Forensic Accounting 🎭 Accounting Manipulation 📈 Earnings Quality 💰 Value Investing

Financial Statement Analysis 91%

Financial statements are not snapshots; they are arguments. What they conceal, and how to find it.

by Martin S. Fridson 1991

4.12

395 ratings

📊 Financial Statement Analysis 🔍 Forensic Accounting 🎭 Accounting Manipulation 📈 Earnings Quality 💰 Value Investing

Accounting For Dummies

by John A. Tracy • 2016

Three statements that expose a company's real health, and how anyone can learn to read them.

3.59

497

📊 Accounting Basics 📄 Financial Statements 📋 Managerial Accounting 📈 Financial Ratios 💰 Cash Flow Management

Accounting For Dummies 90%

Three statements that expose a company's real health, and how anyone can learn to read them.

by John A. Tracy 2016

3.59

497 ratings

📊 Accounting Basics 📄 Financial Statements 📋 Managerial Accounting 📈 Financial Ratios 💰 Cash Flow Management

Financial Shenanigans, Fourth Edition

by Howard M. Schilit • 1993

Revenue faked, costs disguised, cash flow gamed: a forensic guide to the whole accounting playbook.

4.24

3k+

🔍 Forensic Accounting 📊 Financial Statement Analysis 🎭 Earnings Manipulation 💧 Cash Flow Analysis 🕵️ Fraud Detection

Financial Shenanigans, Fourth Edition Summary

Financial Shenanigans, Fourth Edition 90%

Revenue faked, costs disguised, cash flow gamed: a forensic guide to the whole accounting playbook.

by Howard M. Schilit 1993

4.24

3k+ ratings

🔍 Forensic Accounting 📊 Financial Statement Analysis 🎭 Earnings Manipulation 💧 Cash Flow Analysis 🕵️ Fraud Detection

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 90%

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

Financial Accounting

by Jerry J. Weygandt • 2010

Master the language of business: where every transaction hits twice, and the equation never breaks.

4.14

144

🧮 Financial Accounting 🏛️ Accounting Fundamentals 📈 Financial Statement Analysis 🏢 Corporate Accounting 📒 Bookkeeping

Financial Accounting 90%

Master the language of business: where every transaction hits twice, and the equation never breaks.

by Jerry J. Weygandt 2010

4.14

144 ratings

🧮 Financial Accounting 🏛️ Accounting Fundamentals 📈 Financial Statement Analysis 🏢 Corporate Accounting 📒 Bookkeeping

Accounting Made Simple

by Mike Piper • 2013

The principles that keep a company's books balanced, with no jargon and no wasted pages.

3.94

6k+

🧾 Financial Accounting 💼 Business Finance 📄 Financial Statements 📒 Double-Entry Bookkeeping 📊 Financial Ratios

Accounting Made Simple 90%

The principles that keep a company's books balanced, with no jargon and no wasted pages.

by Mike Piper 2013

3.94

6k+ ratings

🧾 Financial Accounting 💼 Business Finance 📄 Financial Statements 📒 Double-Entry Bookkeeping 📊 Financial Ratios

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 90%

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

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! 89%

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

Intermediate Accounting

by Donald E. Kieso • 1902

GAAP and IFRS are principles, not recipes. Here is how professional judgment fills the gap.

3.95

814

📊 Financial Reporting 📋 Accounting Standards ⚖️ Professional Judgment 🏛️ Standard Setting 🔗 Integrated Reporting

Intermediate Accounting 89%

GAAP and IFRS are principles, not recipes. Here is how professional judgment fills the gap.

by Donald E. Kieso 1902

3.95

814 ratings

📊 Financial Reporting 📋 Accounting Standards ⚖️ Professional Judgment 🏛️ Standard Setting 🔗 Integrated Reporting

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.

4.08

948

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

Loopholes of the Rich 89%

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

Tax-Free Wealth

by Tom Wheelwright • 2012

Cut your tax bill for good by aligning with government incentives for business and investment.

4.19

3k+

📊 Tax Strategy 🧾 Tax Deductions 🏛️ Tax Incentives 🏠 Real Estate Tax Shelters 🏢 Business Tax

Tax-Free Wealth 89%

Cut your tax bill for good by aligning with government incentives for business and investment.

by Tom Wheelwright 2012

4.19

3k+ ratings

📊 Tax Strategy 🧾 Tax Deductions 🏛️ Tax Incentives 🏠 Real Estate Tax Shelters 🏢 Business Tax

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 89%

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

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 89%

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

How to Read a Financial Report

by John A. Tracy • 1980

Three reports, one story. Trace the numbers to see if a business thrives or deteriorates.

3.92

5k+

🧾 Financial Statements 📖 Financial Accounting 📊 Ratio Analysis 💧 Cash Flow Analysis 📃 Annual Reports

How to Read a Financial Report 89%

Three reports, one story. Trace the numbers to see if a business thrives or deteriorates.

by John A. Tracy 1980

3.92

5k+ ratings

🧾 Financial Statements 📖 Financial Accounting 📊 Ratio Analysis 💧 Cash Flow Analysis 📃 Annual Reports

The Money Game

by George Goodman • 1967

What moves stock prices is not math but psychology, and the psychology is ugly.

3.96

1k+

🏢 Wall Street 🧠 Market Psychology 🧪 Behavioral Finance 👥 Crowd Psychology 🔄 Market Cycles

The Money Game 88%

What moves stock prices is not math but psychology, and the psychology is ugly.

by George Goodman 1967

3.96

1k+ ratings

🏢 Wall Street 🧠 Market Psychology 🧪 Behavioral Finance 👥 Crowd Psychology 🔄 Market Cycles

How to Smell a Rat

by Kenneth L. Fisher • 2009

The simple due-diligence moves that catch a fraud years before regulators do.

3.43

162

📉 Investment Fraud 🛡️ Wealth Preservation 🧠 Behavioral Finance 🔍 Due Diligence 👤 Retail Investors

How to Smell a Rat 88%

The simple due-diligence moves that catch a fraud years before regulators do.

by Kenneth L. Fisher 2009

3.43

162 ratings

📉 Investment Fraud 🛡️ Wealth Preservation 🧠 Behavioral Finance 🔍 Due Diligence 👤 Retail Investors

Financial Intelligence, Revised Edition

by PCC • 2018

Profit is a guess, cash is a fact, and ratios are the translator every manager needs.

4.25

161

📘 Financial Literacy 📊 Financial Statements 💧 Cash Flow Management 🧠 Business Acumen 👔 Non-Financial Managers

Financial Intelligence, Revised Edition Summary

Financial Intelligence, Revised Edition 88%

Profit is a guess, cash is a fact, and ratios are the translator every manager needs.

by PCC 2018

4.25

161 ratings

📘 Financial Literacy 📊 Financial Statements 💧 Cash Flow Management 🧠 Business Acumen 👔 Non-Financial Managers

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 88%

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

Financially Stupid People Are Everywhere

by Jason Kelly • 2010

Credit cards, car loans, and mortgages are not tools. They are the traps that keep Americans broke.

3.50

134

🏡 Frugal Living 💳 Debt Reduction 🗽 Financial Independence 🛒 Consumer Debt 🏦 Austrian Economics

Financially Stupid People Are Everywhere Summary

Financially Stupid People Are Everywhere 88%

Credit cards, car loans, and mortgages are not tools. They are the traps that keep Americans broke.

by Jason Kelly 2010

3.50

134 ratings

🏡 Frugal Living 💳 Debt Reduction 🗽 Financial Independence 🛒 Consumer Debt 🏦 Austrian Economics

Profit First

by Mike Michalowicz • 2014

Pay profit first, run your business on the rest. Parkinson's Law, applied to your checking account.

4.26

15k+

💸 Cash Flow Management ✉️ Envelope Budgeting 🧠 Behavioral Economics 📊 Profitability 🏦 Financial Discipline

Profit First 88%

Pay profit first, run your business on the rest. Parkinson's Law, applied to your checking account.

by Mike Michalowicz 2014

4.26

15k+ ratings

💸 Cash Flow Management ✉️ Envelope Budgeting 🧠 Behavioral Economics 📊 Profitability 🏦 Financial Discipline

The Great Indian Fraud

by Smarak Swain • 2020

Financial innovation outruns regulation by years. In that gap, India's biggest frauds are built.

4.21

🕵️ Financial Fraud 🏢 Corporate Crime 💰 Money Laundering 📈 Securities Fraud 🇮🇳 Indian Economy

The Great Indian Fraud 88%

Financial innovation outruns regulation by years. In that gap, India's biggest frauds are built.

by Smarak Swain 2020

4.21

77 ratings

🕵️ Financial Fraud 🏢 Corporate Crime 💰 Money Laundering 📈 Securities Fraud 🇮🇳 Indian Economy

How to Cheat at Everything

by Simon Lovell • 2006

The one move every con relies on: making you think you've found a sure thing.

3.63

390

🎭 Con Artistry 🃏 Card Cheating 🎲 Street Hustles 🧠 Social Engineering 🎯 Odds And Probability

How to Cheat at Everything 88%

The one move every con relies on: making you think you've found a sure thing.

by Simon Lovell 2006

3.63

390 ratings

🎭 Con Artistry 🃏 Card Cheating 🎲 Street Hustles 🧠 Social Engineering 🎯 Odds And Probability

Financial Statements

by Thomas R. Ittelson • 1998

Why cash and profit tell different stories, and the three pages that reveal both.

4.17

1k+

🧾 Financial Statements 📚 Business Literacy 📒 Financial Accounting 💧 Cash Flow Management 📊 Ratio Analysis

Financial Statements 88%

Why cash and profit tell different stories, and the three pages that reveal both.

by Thomas R. Ittelson 1998

4.17

1k+ ratings

🧾 Financial Statements 📚 Business Literacy 📒 Financial Accounting 💧 Cash Flow Management 📊 Ratio Analysis

The Finance Book

by Stuart Warner • 2017

Read the statements, manage the cash, and price for profit, even with zero accounting background.

4.06

174

💼 Business Finance 💡 Financial Literacy 📊 Financial Statements 🧮 Managerial Accounting 👤 Non-Financial Managers

The Finance Book 88%

Read the statements, manage the cash, and price for profit, even with zero accounting background.

by Stuart Warner 2017

4.06

174 ratings

💼 Business Finance 💡 Financial Literacy 📊 Financial Statements 🧮 Managerial Accounting 👤 Non-Financial Managers

Romancing The Balance Sheet

by Anil Lamba • 2010

Financial sense for the rest of us: profit isn't cash, and knowing why changes every decision.

4.31

1k+

💼 Corporate Finance 📚 Financial Literacy 💰 Cash Flow Management 📊 Managerial Accounting 👔 Non-Finance Managers

Romancing The Balance Sheet 88%

Financial sense for the rest of us: profit isn't cash, and knowing why changes every decision.

by Anil Lamba 2010

4.31

1k+ ratings

💼 Corporate Finance 📚 Financial Literacy 💰 Cash Flow Management 📊 Managerial Accounting 👔 Non-Finance Managers

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 88%

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

$100M Money Models

by Alex Hormozi • 2025

A sequence of offers that funds all your customer acquisition within the first 30 days.

4.55

1k+

🧠 Sales Tactics 💰 Pricing Psychology 📈 Small Business Growth 🎯 Customer Acquisition 💸 Cash Flow Management

$100M Money Models 88%

A sequence of offers that funds all your customer acquisition within the first 30 days.

by Alex Hormozi 2025

4.55

1k+ ratings

🧠 Sales Tactics 💰 Pricing Psychology 📈 Small Business Growth 🎯 Customer Acquisition 💸 Cash Flow Management

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 88%

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 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 88%

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 Aggressive Conservative Investor

by Martin J. Whitman • 2005

The market isn't efficient. Accounting isn't truth. Real value hides in assets, not earnings.

3.82

553

💼 Value Investing 📑 Fundamental Analysis 🧠 Contrarian Investing 🏢 Asset-Based Valuation 🔎 Financial Forensics

The Aggressive Conservative Investor Summary

The Aggressive Conservative Investor 88%

The market isn't efficient. Accounting isn't truth. Real value hides in assets, not earnings.

by Martin J. Whitman 2005

3.82

553 ratings

💼 Value Investing 📑 Fundamental Analysis 🧠 Contrarian Investing 🏢 Asset-Based Valuation 🔎 Financial Forensics

Beat the Forex Dealer

by Agustin Silvani • 2008

Forex dealers hunt stops, shade prices, and front-run orders. A former insider's counter-playbook.

3.79

118

📊 Forex Trading 📈 Technical Analysis 🛡️ Risk Management ⚠️ Market Manipulation 🔍 Market Microstructure

Beat the Forex Dealer 88%

Forex dealers hunt stops, shade prices, and front-run orders. A former insider's counter-playbook.

by Agustin Silvani 2008

3.79

118 ratings

📊 Forex Trading 📈 Technical Analysis 🛡️ Risk Management ⚠️ Market Manipulation 🔍 Market Microstructure

The Book on Tax Strategies for the Savvy Real Estate Investor

by Amanda Han • 2019

Real estate investors miss legal tax breaks in entity choice, depreciation, and retirement accounts.

4.40

1k+

🏠 Real Estate Taxation 📋 Tax Deduction Strategies 🏢 Entity Structuring 🏦 Self-Directed Retirement Accounts 📜 Estate Tax Planning

The Book on Tax Strategies for the Savvy Real Estate Investor Summary

The Book on Tax Strategies for the Savvy Real Estate Investor 88%

Real estate investors miss legal tax breaks in entity choice, depreciation, and retirement accounts.

by Amanda Han 2019

4.40

1k+ ratings

🏠 Real Estate Taxation 📋 Tax Deduction Strategies 🏢 Entity Structuring 🏦 Self-Directed Retirement Accounts 📜 Estate Tax Planning

The Book on Advanced Tax Strategies

by Amanda Han • 2020

Real estate comes with tax advantages no other asset class offers. Most investors never learn them.

4.39

402

🏠 Real Estate Investing 📊 Tax Planning 💵 Depreciation Strategies 🔄 Tax Deferral 🏦 Self-Directed Retirement

The Book on Advanced Tax Strategies Summary

The Book on Advanced Tax Strategies 88%

Real estate comes with tax advantages no other asset class offers. Most investors never learn them.

by Amanda Han 2020

4.39

402 ratings

🏠 Real Estate Investing 📊 Tax Planning 💵 Depreciation Strategies 🔄 Tax Deferral 🏦 Self-Directed Retirement

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 88%

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

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 88%

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

What Your CPA Isn't Telling You

by Mark J. Kohler • 2011

Side hustle, right entity, family payroll: the CPA's formula for a smaller tax bill.

3.97

183

🧾 Tax Planning 🏠 Real Estate Investing 🏖️ Retirement Planning 🏢 Business Structure 💰 Self-Directed Retirement

What Your CPA Isn't Telling You 88%

Side hustle, right entity, family payroll: the CPA's formula for a smaller tax bill.

by Mark J. Kohler 2011

3.97

183 ratings

🧾 Tax Planning 🏠 Real Estate Investing 🏖️ Retirement Planning 🏢 Business Structure 💰 Self-Directed Retirement

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 88%

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

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 88%

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

Money Men

by Dan McCrum • 2022

When a reporter questioned Wirecard's Asian billions, the company hired spies to destroy him.

4.03

3k+

🏦 Corporate Fraud 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📢 Whistleblowers ⚖️ Regulatory Failure 📉 Short Sellers

Money Men 88%

When a reporter questioned Wirecard's Asian billions, the company hired spies to destroy him.

by Dan McCrum 2022

4.03

3k+ ratings

🏦 Corporate Fraud 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📢 Whistleblowers ⚖️ Regulatory Failure 📉 Short Sellers

Start Your Own Corporation

by Garrett Sutton • 2012

The legal tools the wealthy use to shield assets and cut taxes, step by step.

4.15

847

🛡️ Asset Protection 🧱 Entity Formation 📊 Tax Reduction 🧾 Business Deductions ⚖️ Small Business Law

Start Your Own Corporation 88%

The legal tools the wealthy use to shield assets and cut taxes, step by step.

by Garrett Sutton 2012

4.15

847 ratings

🛡️ Asset Protection 🧱 Entity Formation 📊 Tax Reduction 🧾 Business Deductions ⚖️ Small Business Law

The Art of the Con

by R. Paul Wilson • 2014

Step inside the con artist's mind: the universal scam structure and how to shut it down.

3.89

128

🎭 Confidence Games 🖥️ Social Engineering 🛡️ Scam Prevention 💰 Financial Scams 🧠 Psychological Manipulation

The Art of the Con 88%

Step inside the con artist's mind: the universal scam structure and how to shut it down.

by R. Paul Wilson 2014

3.89

128 ratings

🎭 Confidence Games 🖥️ Social Engineering 🛡️ Scam Prevention 💰 Financial Scams 🧠 Psychological Manipulation

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 88%

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

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 88%

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

The Money Book for Freelancers, Part-Timers, and the Self-Employed

by Joseph D'Agnese • 2006

Your income swings wildly. The percentage-first account system that builds savings from every check.

4.02

418

💼 Freelance Finance 📊 Percentage-Based Budgeting 🏦 Multiple Account Systems 🧾 Debt Repayment Strategies 🎯 Financial Goal Setting

The Money Book for Freelancers, Part-Timers, and the Self-Employed Summary

The Money Book for Freelancers, Part-Timers, and the Self-Employed 88%

Your income swings wildly. The percentage-first account system that builds savings from every check.

by Joseph D'Agnese 2006

4.02

418 ratings

💼 Freelance Finance 📊 Percentage-Based Budgeting 🏦 Multiple Account Systems 🧾 Debt Repayment Strategies 🎯 Financial Goal Setting

The Index Card

by Helaine Olen • 2016

Financial advisors sell confusion. The rules you actually need fit on an index card.

3.90

4k+

🧾 Personal Finance 📈 Index Investing 💳 Debt Elimination 🏖️ Retirement Planning ✨ Simplicity In Finance

The Index Card 88%

Financial advisors sell confusion. The rules you actually need fit on an index card.

by Helaine Olen 2016

3.90

4k+ ratings

🧾 Personal Finance 📈 Index Investing 💳 Debt Elimination 🏖️ Retirement Planning ✨ Simplicity In Finance

A Fine Mess

by T.R. Reid • 2017

Six billion hours a year on taxes. Other countries need minutes. The reform we keep ignoring.

4.24

1k+

🧾 Tax Reform 🏛️ Public Finance 🕳️ Tax Loopholes 🏢 Tax Avoidance 🏝️ Tax Havens

A Fine Mess 88%

Six billion hours a year on taxes. Other countries need minutes. The reform we keep ignoring.

by T.R. Reid 2017

4.24

1k+ ratings

🧾 Tax Reform 🏛️ Public Finance 🕳️ Tax Loopholes 🏢 Tax Avoidance 🏝️ Tax Havens

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 88%

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

Pound Foolish

by Helaine Olen • 2012

The personal finance industry wants you anxious, not wealthy. Your worry is their business model.

3.67

2k+

🦈 Predatory Finance 🔍 Investigative Journalism 💥 Anti-Self-Help 🏦 Retirement Crisis 🛡️ Consumer Advocacy

Pound Foolish 88%

The personal finance industry wants you anxious, not wealthy. Your worry is their business model.

by Helaine Olen 2012

3.67

2k+ ratings

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Tax Savvy for Small Business

by Frederick W. Daily • 1995

Treat taxes as a year-round game and the IRS rulebook becomes a catalog of savings.

3.87

104

💼 Small Business Taxes 📊 Tax Planning 🧾 Business Deductions 🏛️ Entity Selection 🏠 Home Office Deduction

Tax Savvy for Small Business 88%

Treat taxes as a year-round game and the IRS rulebook becomes a catalog of savings.

by Frederick W. Daily 1995

3.87

104 ratings

💼 Small Business Taxes 📊 Tax Planning 🧾 Business Deductions 🏛️ Entity Selection 🏠 Home Office Deduction

When Genius Failed

by Roger Lowenstein • 2000

Two Nobel laureates and a trillion dollars in bets. Then a Russian default upended the models.

4.20

32k+

🏦 Hedge Funds 🔥 Financial Crises 🛡️ Risk Management 📊 Model Risk ⛓️ Systemic Risk

When Genius Failed 88%

Two Nobel laureates and a trillion dollars in bets. Then a Russian default upended the models.

by Roger Lowenstein 2000

4.20

32k+ ratings

🏦 Hedge Funds 🔥 Financial Crises 🛡️ Risk Management 📊 Model Risk ⛓️ Systemic Risk

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