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Ask HN: What are some good resources for programmers to learn finance?

11 pointsby tzhenghaoover 7 years ago

4 comments

auslegungover 7 years ago
What kind of finance? If personal finance, I recommend Dave Ramsey, the Get Rich Slowly blog, and anything that says to stay away from credit, go slowly, don't get anxious, reason as if it's 100 years ago.
andersamundsonover 7 years ago
If you&#x27;re looking to learn about finance from a Wall Street&#x2F;Corporate perspective, learn how a DCF (Discounted Cash Flow) model works. There are many such resources. Wall Street Training is a good, practical one.<p>Two good resources that give a strong philosophical foundation are Howard Mark&#x27;s Chairman&#x27;s Letters (free @ Oaktree Capital website), David Einhorn&#x27;s &quot;Fooling Some of the People All of the Time&quot;, and Nassim Taleb&#x27;s &quot;Fooled by Randomness.&quot;
tixocloudover 7 years ago
It depends on what area of finance you&#x27;re looking at.<p>Here&#x27;s a book I used for Corporate Finance and valuations of companies: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.ca&#x2F;Valuation-Measuring-Managing-Value-Companies&#x2F;dp&#x2F;0470424656" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.ca&#x2F;Valuation-Measuring-Managing-Value-Com...</a>
nieksandover 7 years ago
This is what I used: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;dp&#x2F;0465078982&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;dp&#x2F;0465078982&#x2F;</a><p>If you poke around you&#x27;ll find plenty of books with similar titles and target audiences.