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MBA Research Guide

Books

Financial Shenanigans: How to Detect Accounting Gimmicks & Fraud in Financial Reports, by Howard Schilit and Jeremy Perler

Contains various types of accounting frauds and gives real-world examples, as well as suggestions on how to detect fraud. Understand the gimmicks played upon by master head company makers to trick the investors

The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success, by William N. Thorndike, Jr.

Presents 8 CEOs who were not the charismatic visionary types but were very pragmatic when it comes to capital allocation and familiarizes readers with financial key terms such as hurdle rate, stock buyback, returns and risks

Videos

Finance Foundations: Provides a comprehensive view – from reading a balance sheet to understanding derivatives, securities and longterm vs. short-term investments, using financial reports and IPOs from actual companies such as Walmart, Microsoft and Facebook. Topics include:
o Understanding financial statements
o Understanding stock and bond markets
o Analyzing risk and return
o Using capital budgeting
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/finance-foundations-2018/the-essence-of-finance-23069481?u=56982905

Introduction to Interest
https://www.khanacademy.org/economicsfinance-domain/core-finance/interesttutorial/interest-basics-tutorial/v/introduction-tointerest
https://www.khanacademy.org/economicsfinance-domain/core-finance/interesttutorial/interest-basics-tutorial/v/interest-part-2

Personal Finance Weekly Tips: Tips released every Tuesday to provide advice on a new financial topic. Topics range from assessing job offers, to paying off debt and avoiding bad investments.
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/personal- finance-tips-weekly-2

Practical Resources: Applying your knowledge to your personal finances, or using excel
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/financialbasics-everyone-should-know/
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/financialmodeling-foundations/

Websites

Financial Toolkit: Interactive worksheets, calculators, quizzes, questionnaires, videos and case studies on a different financial topic to help you become a confident financial consumer.
https://www.canada.ca/en/financial-consumeragency/services/financialtoolkit/about.html

Investopedia: Accounting and financial dictionary, containing daily market and investment news, financial advising tips and more
https://www.investopedia.com/

(App) Finimize: Daily newsletter to keep informed with the most important financial news, explained without any jargon. Contains guides on investment strategies and financial tools

Podcasts

The Dave Ramsey Show: This podcast offers straightforward advice on how to eliminate debt systematically and quickly to achieve financial security and wellness. Concepts can be applied to student loans, credit cards, car loans, personal loans, mortgages, or any other type of debt Also available on Spotify, YouTube and Apple Music
https://www.daveramsey.com/show 

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