Best private equity books according to redditors
We found 105 Reddit comments discussing the best private equity books. We ranked the 24 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 105 Reddit comments discussing the best private equity books. We ranked the 24 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
Thank you, good luck!
Rosenbaum and Pearl IB
Without knowing exactly what you want to learn about within M&A -- tough to say, but Rosenbaum & Pearl's Investment Banking is generally regarded as the classic.
Link to the book:
https://www.amazon.com/Only-Investment-Guide-Youll-Ever/dp/0544781937
Aaaaaand it's out of stock!!!!!! For real?
First you buy:
Options Made Simple: A Beginner's Guide to Trading Options for Success
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/0730376370/
Options as a Strategic Investment 5th Edition
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/0735204659/
Then you join /r/options. Then you paper trade. Then you trade options.
If you're asking here if you're going to profit or not on a trade, do not start trading yet.
EDIT: I also found these options threads to be helpful:
https://www.reddit.com/r/options/comments/5pekf6/interested_in_becoming_an_options_trader/
https://www.reddit.com/r/options/comments/3zwx40/500_to_1000_bucks_initial_deposit_what_next/cypp8td/
Have you tried emailing them?
https://tbc.uchicago.edu/contact-us
A lot of those questions will probably be answered first week during info sessions, but my understanding:
Since you asked for worthwhile info: at info sessions ask current RSO members what they want to do after graduation. The more members who can definitively answer you, the more likely it is that the club has helped them define their goals and to some extent put them on the right track to achieving it. Just my two cents I suppose.
I started with Options as a Strategic Investment
edit: formatting
Options as a Strategic Investment was recommended to me as a good book to build an Options foundation on. I'm still working through it but so far, I have to agree. It covers the different strategies in detail. Giving you the what, why, and when to use them.
I'd strongly suggest you go over http://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance and start reading the articles in the sidebar. You might also consider reading a book like The Wall Street Journal Complete Personal Finance Guidebook as a good introduction to basic personal finance concepts.
Honestly, the book I most often introduce would be this: Financial Shenanigans: How to Detect Accounting Gimmicks & Fraud in Financial Reports, Third Edition
Great introduction into the workings of earnings management in its various forms, with real world case studies to show how it was performed.
Hey, you may not have the capital to do serious investing, but don't say you're too young! It's awesome that you are learning about this stuff at a young age, and it will serve you well when you do have the money to invest.
This isn't the easiest book to read (it's over 1,000 pages), but Options as a Strategic Investment by Lawrence McMillan is considered the bible of options trading, and it will give you a deep understanding of all the basics. You'll still need something else to show you how to put it all together when you're ready to begin trading, but reading this book will build a solid foundation.
As somebody who recently did exactly what you are aspiring to do, there are a few resources I would recommend.
Learn everything you can about the three financial statements, how they flow into each other, and how to forecast each major line item. Any solid investment banking book will help with a lot of this, I recommend this one.
VBA is nice, but not necessary. I'd much more recommend knowing how to answer:"If I have 100 million in EBITDA and I subtract 10 million from Depreciation and Amortization, how does that impact Net Income, what changes in your balance sheet, and how does that flow through to the cash flow statement?"
But even more importantly in banking is your personality and attitude. You're being interviewed mostly to see if your coworkers can tolerate you for 60+ hours a week, as they're more likely to spend more time with you at work than they are at home with their families.
I read “the only investment guide you’ll every need” a few years ago for the same reason. I think it’s a great highlight of all the different ways to invest. Also of course the buzz wordy thing is crypto. So if you feel compelled to do that start off very very small until you know what you’re doing and only invest what you can afford to lose.
https://www.amazon.com/Financial-Shenanigans-Accounting-Gimmicks-Reports/dp/0071703071
If you want to read about manipulating statements.
No it's not. There are tons and tons and tons of resources / information available online for what i-banking is, how it works, how to break in, interview guides, compensation information, which banks are the "best", bulge bracket vs. boutique, when recruiting cycles take place, etc.
I mean go to the forums at wallstreetoasis.com if you're curious, or mergersandinquisitions.com, browse investopedia.
There are books available detailing exactly what investment bankers do and how they do it-- like this book written by bankers: http://www.amazon.com/Investment-Banking-Valuation-Leveraged-Acquisitions/dp/1118656210.
I-banking is incredibly transparent. Politicians / the media make it out to be some Illuminati / conspiracy industry.
https://www.amazon.com/Financial-Shenanigans-Accounting-Gimmicks-Reports/dp/0071703071
http://www.amazon.com/Financial-Shenanigans-Accounting-Gimmicks-Reports/dp/0071703071/ref=pd_sim_b_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=12KFCM4ENBFTQ61T2D2V
That's a more modern version. A lot of the recent financial shenanigans have changed a bit. They typically involved mark to market scams (Enron), repo (Lehman used Repo 105) to falsify the balance sheets, or surprise earnings (Overstock).
Antar's blog is really good, too.
http://whitecollarfraud.blogspot.com/
That said, I've never seen the Hollywood type of accounting anywhere else. It's incredibly bizarre. The Guardian article w/Eddie Murphy is the only one I've seen that discusses it openly.
If you want a really in-depth advanced book on options, I'd suggest Options As a Strategic Investment. It has everything.
Best way is to compare free cash flow to net income: FCF (OCF - CapEx) should the majority of the time (but not every single year) be greater than net income. If NI is routinely greater than FCF, than it's a pretty good indicator something is not right. There are other tricks, I recommend this and especially THIS if you want to read up more about "quality of earnings" detection.
Oops! Sorry was listening to some 50 copied wrong link. More beginner resources at :
http://education.optionseducation.org/course/?podcasts=1
https://www.cboe.com/LearnCenter/webcast/
Books:
http://www.amazon.ca/Options-Strategic-Investment-Lawrence-McMillan/dp/0735204659
http://www.amazon.ca/Option-Volatility-Pricing-Strategies-Techniques/dp/0071818774/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1418529768&sr=1-7&keywords=options
Well shucks, glad it was helpful to someone! Before I moved to the corporate side, I was an equity research analyst. So I was the guy writing these reports. I covered another sector though.
Resources:
If you're smart, and esp if experienced like yourself, most any textbook will be painfully boring. And I mean really, really, painful and uninteresting save for small sections of sparse chapters.
I think Aswath has the most free models, good templates and instructional models can be found from WSP and TTS if you look hard (torrents, wallstreetoasis, etc). There's also some from google "dorking", e.g. narrow a google search by adding these terms after your search string:
filetype:xls
for excel files only, orsite:.edu
for results only from schools i.e. those ending in .EDU. You can combine these too, and there's other more specific filters via Advanced Search Options. For example, this search"private equity" model filetype:xls
has this LBO model on the 1st page of results: http://mdatraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LBO-model.xlsGood luck, and hello to a fellow wall street'er on Peloton!
Maybe this one?
https://www.amazon.com/Financial-Shenanigans-Accounting-Gimmicks-Reports/dp/0071703071
www.cboe.com has some great tutorials.
A book I often refer to can be found on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Options-as-Strategic-Investment-Fifth/dp/0735204659/ref=sr_1_1?crid=R4LJ2GU5HQ2Y&keywords=options+as+a+strategic+investment+6th+edition&qid=1573349119&sprefix=options+as+%2Caps%2C163&sr=8-1
Not exactly accounting per sé, but check out Financial Shenanigans.
I see that Intelligent Investor by Graham has already been posted but that's certainly a good one. However it can be a bit dry for most readers and if you would prefer something a bit fresher I would read Deep Value by Toby Carlisle. He discusses and critiques Graham's teachings along with the strategies of other notable value investors such as Buffet, Icahn, Greenblatt and many others all in a more modern tone. It's been the bible for my own value investing strategies.
Other books to look into are:
For investing, my standard suggestion is Andrew Tobias, The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need. Clear, concise, entertaining, lives up to its name.
Hello,
I'd start here..
http://www.cboe.com/ the cboe website offers free education detailing essentially everything about options, their properties, how they're priced, simple--> complex strategies.
A good book I liked was Getting started in options. The cboe website, while incredibly encompassing, is a bit a brief in their lessons(IMO). This guy offers an easy to understand intuition behind taking some of the trades. The book ranges from beginner tactics to intricate spreads/condors and such.
Id say to cap it off and give you a well rounded education, you keep this one handy Options as a strategic investment. I say this because I think the way it's setup is more of a handbook, it skimps on the details and cuts right to the schematics of each trade and how to manage.
The order of resources was deliberate, I've found when the material is too hefty from the getco it's a bit discouraging when you first start out. However, as you progress you crave more, you dive deeper and once you demonstrate some proficiency, you want to have something easy to skim through and reference just in case.
Hope that helps!
You're kidding me? How have you managed to raise a fund if you can't open a bank account? That said, this book covers some of the back office stuff for VCs: http://www.amazon.com/Venture-Capital-Private-Financing-Entrepreneurship/dp/0470591439/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_y
The first edition is from 1988, and the Amazon reviews for the second edition say that there are a lot of errors in the new version. How well does the 1988 edition hold up to current trading strategies? Or is there another newer book that you would recommend?
EDIT: Any thoughts on The Rookie's Guide to Options; 2nd edition: The Beginner's Handbook of Trading Equity Options by Mark D Wolfinger? Or Options as a Strategic Investment by Lawrence G. McMillan?
Oh lmao my b
I’ve heard McMillan on Options is a good read, though I haven’t read it myself.
A good book on psychology and market behavior is Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
Options as a Strategic Investment is personally what I read and it’s very easy to understand and has plenty of examples.
https://www.amazon.com/McMillan-Options-Lawrence-G/dp/0471678759
https://www.amazon.com/Reminiscences-Stock-Operator-Edwin-Lefèvre/dp/0471770884/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=reminiscence+of+a+stock+operator&qid=1565785781&s=gateway&sprefix=reminiscen&sr=8-1
https://www.amazon.com/Options-as-Strategic-Investment-Fifth/dp/0735204659/ref=pd_aw_sbs_14_1/132-8096628-1903040?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0735204659&pd_rd_r=311ef362-2080-434e-899b-ea36ca08058a&pd_rd_w=6v6iP&pd_rd_wg=HtwRb&pf_rd_p=3861f3e6-3054-41ac-9570-6a1994716f7e&pf_rd_r=34KSEETK9NV6305R430Q&psc=1&refRID=34KSEETK9NV6305R430Q
https://www.amazon.com/Investing-Real-Estate-Private-Equity-ebook/dp/B01IW0G0S0
This is a book I would recommend to anyone interested in private equity in real estate. I interned for the author's acquisition's team & he's a smart dude.
Check out this article: http://www.fool.com/FoolFAQ/FoolFAQ0033.htm
It lists some books, but I haven't read any of them so I don't know if they're any good or not. Try the Amazon reviews:
http://www.amazon.com/Tools-Bear-Investor-Money-Stocks/dp/1883272203
http://www.amazon.com/Financial-Shenanigans-Accounting-Gimmicks-Reports/dp/0071703071
http://www.amazon.com/When-Stocks-Crash-Nicely-Selling/dp/0887304974
I don’t know how I knew. Maybe you have a youthful and optimistic writing voice.
I’m 37, and I actually manage money for a living as an RIA (registered investment advisor). If you’re unsure about a career for yourself, I’d highly recommend it. Someone only 20 years old with your expertise would have no trouble getting into the business and be very successful.
Using Bitcoin or any hard currency as opposed to fiat adds immeasurable value to society. Read “The Bitcoin Standard” by Saifedean Ammous and your perspective will be expanded
https://www.amazon.com/Bitcoin-Standard-Decentralized-Alternative-Central/dp/1119473861 and buy
And get a copy of the reference tome: Options as a Strategic Investment
https://www.amazon.com/Options-as-Strategic-Investment-Fifth/dp/0735204659
And your investment game will be better than most advisors by the time you’re 22. That’s the best advice I can give👊
I thought this was a pretty good article that I enjoyed. Here are my thoughts. I was a huge fan of the E-Myth and use a lot of the core concepts of the book on a regular basis. The only issue I have is that thinking like a banker is a much higher level concept than most entrepreneurs are ready for. M&A is extremely hot right now but growth through acquisition is an complicated process that can blow up in your face and would be a bad move for an overwhelming majority of entrepreneurs. Even the companies that are the size where it makes sense, most are failures according to a study by the HBR. Also, because of your interest in IB concepts I would put this book on the top of your reading list. https://www.amazon.com/Investment-Banking-Valuation-Leveraged-Acquisitions/dp/1118656210 Anyways just my thoughts.
https://www.amazon.com/Options-as-Strategic-Investment-Fifth/dp/0735204659
All those books are schlock. Just cheap "mo-mo-motiVATIONal" bullshit. Just shoot me and put me out of my misery, please.
None of that shit is worth anything.
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Here are some of my picks:
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1118743202/ezvid02-20
https://www.amazon.com/Practice-Statistics-Daren-S-Starnes/dp/1464108730/ref=sr_1_15?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1542351777&sr=1-15&keywords=statistics
https://www.amazon.com/Corporate-Finance-Practice-Pierre-Vernimmen/dp/1119424488/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1542351985&sr=1-1&keywords=corporate+finance+by+pierre+vernimmen
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bunch of free:
https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/subjects/1
One of the best new books on the subject is Deep Value http://www.amazon.com/Deep-Value-Investors-Contrarians-Corporations/dp/1118747968/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1412616436&sr=8-1&keywords=Deep+value it's an updated take on Graham's approach to value investing and quantitatively evaluates different variations based upon their back-tested results over long periods of time. Expensive book but worth every penny IMHO.
My suggestion: go slow, read some books on investing. I read this book 30+ years ago and it was helpful. There are many others! Advice from /r/personalfinance can also be helpful in a general way.
https://www.amazon.com/Investment-Banking-Valuation-Leveraged-Acquisitions/dp/1118656210/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1NVXJXOUNYT70&keywords=investment+banking+rosenbaum+pearl&qid=1551242714&s=gateway&sprefix=investment+banking%2Caps%2C159&sr=8-2
The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need
After reading your other comments, this should help you with understanding what all those acronyms mean. It's a good first book for overall personal finance. It maybe enough for you.
Yet it's missing Rosenbaum's Investment Banking
https://www.amazon.com/Options-as-Strategic-Investment-Fifth/dp/0735204659
[This] (https://www.amazon.com/Investment-Banking-Valuation-Leveraged-Acquisitions/dp/1118656210) Rosenbaum and Pearl text is widely considered the handbook of IB and does an excellent job of covering the day to day tasks of an analyst / associate.
[http://www.amazon.com/Options-Strategic-Investment-Lawrence-McMillan/dp/0735204659/]
[http://www.amazon.com/McMillan-Options-Lawrence-G/dp/0471678759/]
[http://www.amazon.com/Profiting-Iron-Condor-Options-Strategies/dp/0134394607/]
[http://www.amazon.com/Option-Strategy-Risk-Return-Ratios/dp/0692028293/]
Those will give you 90% of what you need to know. There are a lot of books out there, the more you read, the more you learn. I have a library of 100+ books like these.
Honestly, just read this a couple of times - https://www.amazon.com/Investment-Banking-Valuation-Leveraged-Acquisitions/dp/1118656210
Here are a few I liked.
On the easy side but very thorough, good for starting:
Options as a strategic investment, Lawrence McMillan
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0735204659/ref=cm_sw_r_em_apa_i_0IfLDbZYQ3Z67
Focusing on market making:
Option market making, Allen Baird
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0471578320/ref=cm_sw_r_em_apa_i_WPfLDbTZ0C15B
Harder but good stuff:
Volatility Trading, Euan Sinclair
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1118347137/ref=cm_sw_r_em_apa_i_zKfLDbQ0KSEPG
Financial Shenanigans: How to Detect Accounting Gimmicks & Fraud in Financial Reports, 3rd Edition https://www.amazon.com/dp/0071703071/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Fg6KDbNWCWPRP
[Investment Banking: Valuation, Leveraged Buyouts, and Mergers & Acquisitions] (http://www.amazon.com/Investment-Banking-Valuation-Leveraged-Acquisitions/dp/1118656210/)
Most books on PE are either top down views from 30,000 ft on the industry or too theoretical to be of practical help.
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Mastering PE is one I would recommend for an up to date view on the industry:
https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Private-Equity-Transformation-Investments/dp/1119327970
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However, If you're interested in actionable insight for actually working in PE, I write much more about basically all the tricks of the trade I learned working at a top PE firm here http://www.theprivateequiteer.com/
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Some finance & investment textbooks:
This book is a good resource, pick it up from your local library and give it a read. I think I finished it over a weekend? It's not super difficult.
For investment banking, you would only really have a shot at a biotech bank looking for a scientific-minded analyst. That said, they probably "know what they're getting" by hiring you, and are planning on training you. If it is something you would really consider, I would highly recommending reading Investment Banking by Rosenbaum and Pearl to gain a basic understanding of financial statements, and the 5 basic valuation methodologies. Being able to speak about these....even at a high level...will go far in an interview (these are the basics of entry level undergrad IB recruiting interviews).
Depending on the bank, some may look for you to fill an associate type of a role, but I wouldn't expect that without banking experience or an MBA, but small shops would use you as a consultant or even an analyst in the right environment. Do some searching for life science and healthcare investment banks and you can see in most "team" sections the background on the individuals at the firm. Small boutique types of shops will focus on getting the most efficiency out of analysts as possible, and your experience can be a large advantage over just a finance background in the right setting
The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need
By Andrew Tobias
https://www.amazon.com/Only-Investment-Guide-Youll-Ever/dp/0544781937/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=the+only+investment+guide+you%27ll+ever+need&qid=1566531107&s=gateway&sprefix=the+only+inv&sr=8-1
There are all sorts of exits available for DTC businesses. The size of the outcome depends on what your revenue structure, business operations, and future potential look like.
I've had this in my goodreads queue for a while.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KXYT8V4
You may not have been alive fifteen years ago.
But if you like to read "personal finance"....you really NEED to read these.
Peter Lynch
https://www.amazon.com/One-Up-Wall-Street-Already/dp/0743200403
https://www.amazon.com/Beating-Street-Peter-Lynch/dp/0671891634/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
Andrew Tobias
https://www.amazon.com/Only-Investment-Guide-Youll-Ever/dp/0544781937/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1466002617&sr=1-1&keywords=andrew+tobias
Seems like an interesting book. From the Amazon listing , it looks like it goes deeper than "buy quality companies at discount prices". I have a few books I'm working through, but this is on my shortlist for my next one.
I don't have any background in finance, or investing, so I can't attest to how relevant it is, but I recommend Teach Yourself Investing in 24 Easy Lessons, 2E. As a lay person, the book was very easy to understand, and opened my eyes to the world of stocks, bonds, mutual funds, etc, and how to go about selecting the investments that meet your needs/ goals.
The only investment guide you'll ever need by Andrew Tobias
https://www.amazon.com/Only-Investment-Guide-Youll-Ever/dp/0544781937
I was in your position and read this 15 years ago and retired early using his advice to invest. He updates it regularly. It tells you what you need to know in easy to understand terms and gives a good reading list if you want to go further to understand the theories supporting his advice . Read the reviews on amazon for other opinions
So the two books I read that helped me TREMENDOUSLY understand options are:
https://www.amazon.com/Options-Trading-QuickStart-Simplified-Beginners/dp/B01EZ50QO0/ref=sr_1_19?keywords=options+trading&qid=1568413077&s=gateway&sr=8-19
https://www.amazon.com/Options-as-Strategic-Investment-Fifth/dp/0735204659/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=options+trading&qid=1568413077&s=gateway&sr=8-3
These two books alone should get you comfortable enough to trade profitably or at least to simulate it and make sure first.
McMillans is a HUGE actual textbook used in University. It's not PERFECT but very close. Treat it as your options Bible.
The starter book will get you familiar with all basic concepts, jargon and associated entry level knowledge.
Options trading is the opposite of day trading although they can be day traded successfully in my experience. Options is better performed, however, as a Swing Trade assuming your Technical Analysis plays out.
If you aren't very familiar with Technical Analysis then I'd suggest watching Mitch Ray's instructional videos on youtube for a basic grasp.
Also here is the BIBLE of swing trading Technical Analysis, it is another textbook but well worth the time and cash investment. Bulkowski is basically god.
https://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-Chart-Patterns-Thomas-Bulkowski/dp/0471668265/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=bulkowski&qid=1568413255&s=audible&sr=8-1
Before making ANY trade I HIGHLY recommend reading Trading In The Zone by Mark Douglas :
https://www.amazon.com/Trading-Zone-Confidence-Discipline-Attitude/dp/0735201447/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=trading+in+the+zone&qid=1568413295&s=gateway&sr=8-1
He also has it in free audio book on Youtube if you can do audio books. I listened at the gym which worked but really just needed to read.
There's many more resources, books, etc. but this should get your rabbit hole started.
For basic market info as a newbie i recommend Investopedia.com
I believe they also have a free simulator. Not sure if options are available on there.
I find this books the best I've read on the subject. I actually got my hands on it through the manager after a meeting with them a year back or so (apparently a pricy book). They also made a new book which I list below.
https://www.amazon.com/Capital-Account-Manager-Turbulent-1993-2002/dp/1587991802
https://www.amazon.com/Capital-Returns-Investing-Through-Managers/dp/1137571640
It's not only about fiber and telecom though.
Current multiples are normally behind a pay wall. Commonly followed sector specific multiples can be found in this Book
https://www.amazon.com/Options-as-Strategic-Investment-Fifth/dp/0735204659/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1540593340&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=options+as+a+strategic+investment&dpPl=1&dpID=51JdQRw3ZDL&ref=plSrch
It will teach you not only the naked shit these heathens do but also more advanced option plays all the way up to structured products
I'm reading this book https://www.amazon.com/Financial-Shenanigans-Accounting-Gimmicks-Reports/dp/0071703071
Still early in the book. One thing that stood out was too good to believe revenue growth as compared to similar companies during a set time period. e.g Enron
[Only textbook I have ever enjoyed reading] (http://www.amazon.com/Investment-Banking-Valuation-Leveraged-Acquisitions/dp/1118656210/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1413934924&sr=8-4&keywords=valuation)
Is this a good book for learning investing? It was recommended by the investment club I am in at uni.
https://www.amazon.com/Investment-Banking-Valuation-Leveraged-Acquisitions/dp/1118656210
WSO and M&I are better bets
Affordable / Free Resources:
ASimpleModel.com (Novice / Intermediate)
Macabacus.com (Intermediate / Advanced)
Prof. Aswath Damodaran
Investment Banking: Valuation, Leveraged Buyouts, and Mergers & Acquisitions In addition to covering the various aspects of valuation and modeling, the text also covers the process of moving through a transaction and describes the documents required. If you want to work in IB, this is a great resource.
I have not personally done any research, but a lot has been done. A quick google search showed the following:
Additionally, there is this book, in which Tobias Carlisle (of Greenbackd fame) provides a great overview of activist investing: https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Value-Investors-Contrarians-Corporations/dp/1118747968
I've really enjoyed Financial Fitness Forever by Paul A. Merriman and Richard Buck. Mostly about investing, it's laid out really well, written in a conversational tone and delves into some of the emotional aspects of investing behavior.
Also, The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need by Andrew Tobias ironically contains quite a lot of advice other than just investing and he has a great sense of humor. I haven't read the updated 2016 version - mine is from 2002!
Check out https://www.amazon.com/Foundations-Real-Estate-Financial-Modelling/dp/1138046132
The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need remains one of the best explanations and tutorials about the stock market and investing
Options as a strategic investment, by Lawrence G. McMillan.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0735204659/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_MWSWDbPJ9H54G
You can be a stock market genius https://www.amazon.com/You-Can-Stock-Market-Genius/dp/0684840073
Deep Value https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Value-Investors-Contrarians-Corporations/dp/1118747968/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1482441120&sr=1-1&keywords=deep+value
I'm saying
>knowledge of how Goldman works to begin with would be necessary for evaluating its integrity.
The set of people with the relevant knowledge is a little broader than I first let on, and includes:
If your friends who don't like Goldman are actually experts, I apologize. But most of the people I meet, especially online, who have a strong opinion of them and/or "consider them to be most dishonest institution" make it clear when asked to elaborate that they have no idea what they're talking about. And I'll double down on saying that people who have no idea what they're talking about with respect to what Goldman and other investment banks do also necessarily have no idea what they're talking about with respect to whether that's good or not.
You could start with: https://www.amazon.com/Only-Investment-Guide-Youll-Ever/dp/0544781937
https://www.amazon.com/Options-as-Strategic-Investment-Fifth/dp/0735204659/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1502993339&sr=8-1&keywords=options+as+a+strategic+investment
I suggest Andrew Tobias's The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need. If you read it through it should give you a grasp of the basics, but won't give you more than you need (which can get you into trouble).
Aside from that, I would focus my energy on keeping spending low and trying to find higher-paying jobs and/or additional job(s). Good luck.
https://www.amazon.com/Only-Investment-Guide-Youll-Ever/dp/0544781937/
This book is very good for beginners.
https://www.amazon.com/Options-as-Strategic-Investment-Fifth/dp/0735204659/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1527461946&sr=8-1&keywords=options+as+a+strategic+investment+6th+edition#customerReviews
$3
Sebastien Canderle
The Debt Trap: How leverage impacts private-equity performance
Would prefer .epub
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0857195409/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_awdb_t1_7hHaBbGSS80GN
Thanks for the book recommendation! I'm guessing you meant the Author is Andrew Tobias, if so here is the link to the book on Amazon:
The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need https://www.amazon.com/dp/B011H55NBM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_NrS8AbS7AG81Z
If this is not the book, then please let me know. Thanks.
Fantastic book that will cover everything in regards to the structure, salaries, etc.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0470591439/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_3?pf_rd_p=1944687522&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=0470650915&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1YA313T6PHQEYVRCH3G3
I encourage you to read page by page. It's an awesome resource.
Now beyond that, the hardest part of starting a VC is obviously raising the capital or "raising the fund". Because a VC firm is really just a culmination of separate "funds". I would assume that you would be interested in seed stage investments since you dont sound too sophisticated, so you would raise a few million. This is where your network and resume comes through. Unless you know people in high places, you NEED to have experience as a startup founder, VC experience, consulting or investment banking. Minimum. If not, I'd suggest reading the book and spending a few years entering into these fields.
You have done everything nicely. Before going to planner or other web sites, just read these two used books which will help you.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/141330835X (first few chapters)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0804137366 (chapter 1 enough)
These two saves you lot of time instead of going here and there in web.
It seems you are interested in public policy more than the mechanics of finance and accounting. It's also worth noting that when arguing a point people tend to dismiss the views of someone who must resort to petty insults, so if you are ever having a real discussion with someone about this it would be wise to avoid doing so.
Those losses were not insignificant compared to their overall profitability. Remember, this is done on an annual basis. If they made $100 billion last year but lost $1 million this year they would not owe income taxes this year, barring any deferred taxes due. They quite literally lost more money than they made in certain areas of operation; the government does not tax anybody on losses and allows them to be carried forward or backward for a certain amount of time. This is as true for Grandma's Bakery down the street as it is for a multi national corporation.
After looking at their recent annual reports the vast majority of their tax credits and lower rates come from foreign operations. So I suppose you will be glad to know that other countries incentivize research and development of cleaner energy technology much more than the US does. In fact, in 2009 (the year they had an effective negative tax rate of 11.5%) the total breaks from the US only lowered their rate from 35% to 30.5%. The rest was due to a combination of foreign credits and lower foreign statutory rates.
And no, we did not end up paying them anything. That's not how negative effective tax rates work, at all. If you are actually interested in this, and not just spouting emotional hatred for evil corporations, I highly suggest reading through Financial Modeling and Valuation: A Practical Guide to Investment Banking and Private Equity. It will give you great tools to separate what's really going on from media fluff pieces, and you will have an excellent base of knowledge to actually debate the (in)effectiveness of corporate tax credits. Anyways, a negative effective tax rate simply means that the taxes they actually paid to the IRS were less than the total taxes they report in their financial statements. This is due to differences in accounting for depreciation, carried losses, credits, and deferring taxes until a later year. GE has significant deferred taxes that get paid in pieces each year, and will all be paid.
Furthermore, according to the lobbying group Citizens for Tax Justice, which fights to close loopholes and increase statutory rates, the total amount of tax subsidies enjoyed by the 288 most profitable companies over the last five years was $362 billion, or an average of $72.5 billion per year. The federal government took in $2.8 trillion in taxes in 2013. In other words, if all those tax subsidies had actually been collected it would have represented a grand total of a 2.58% increase in tax revenue for the government. This isn't exactly a significant amount.
And for what it's worth, my personal opinion is that I would rather see tax incentives for things like developing cleaner technologies than giving that money to a government that spends a full 25% of its revenue on national defense but only 1% on education. There are absolutely loopholes that should be closed, such as what some tech companies are doing by incorporating in Ireland and leasing their intellectual property to their US "subsidiary", effectively avoiding US taxes for nothing. However, this does not mean that every time it is reported that a company had zero or negative taxes in the US that there is some shady conspiracy going on designed to line the pockets of Mr. Scrooge CEO.
I have looked into that one before, but the reviews on amazon seem pretty bad:
https://www.amazon.com/Investment-Banking-Valuation-Leveraged-Acquisitions/dp/1118656210