Corporate Finance For Dummies Paperback – December 26, 2012

I got this book to understand finance basics so I could pass my CIA exam. I passed (yay!) and have a much better understanding of Finance than I used to. I have the book in my cube at work and refer to it quite often. There are a few pages with just ratios on them and it helped me “see” what the ratios were. For example, I was able to “see” that all the TO ratios had “average x” on the bottom and either sales/cogs/purchases on top and I was like OHHHH DUHHHHHHHH. This book was really helpful. Definitely get it if you’re looking to get an overall understanding of Finance.

Very efficient book. It moves across large swaths of content in a fast manner by reducing the material to the essentials and moving on. It is not intended for in-depth study of any particular subject, but rather to give a broad overview of how all components of economics, government, and corporations all interlink together. Overall, I think it is a great starting point from which one can launch more in-depth analysis on any of the topics covered and a great reference to see how that topic connects with the others in the grand scheme of things.

Great book. Starts simply, and continues to build and be more specific with each chapter. I’d recommend this book to anyone who wants to know more about Corporate Finance.

My son at who's a business major at PennState just started reading this book to get a headstart and understand the basic concepts of Finance. He says it's very easy read and quite thorough in explanations. This book is a good stepping stone who has never taken a finance class before. Good buy and very well priced!

I had thought about adopting this book as a textbook, but have decided against it. The sections that actually deal with Corporate Finance are well done - but much of the book is more about investment management than corporate finance.

This book explains quantitative material in a qualitative manner; so that the math has purpose and the big picture is clear. Well written study on corporate finance!

I bought this for someone just starting out in corporate finance. They have a degree in math but didn't take any finance courses so weren't familiar with all the lingo. She found the book very helpful. Now she knows what they are talking about when she attends company meetings.

Help me a lot for my masters level finance class. Contains in-depth analysis of several finance related topics.