Hey there, I am quite new to Austrian economics and on a very steep learning curve right now. I was just wondering whether there are also various slants/schools to Finance (like Austrian/Chicago/Keynesian etc in economics) or whether any Finance textbook will do for someone interested in gaining so…

Sorry I haven’t been more clear. Financial modelling is probably much too advanced for me at this stage, I also have to do some considerable brushing up on my math skills. What I am looking for is understanding the financial world in terms of banking, institutions/corporations etc. I am 18 years of…

Why Stocks Go Up (and Down) by William Pike is a great intro to stock and bond markets.

Okay, so yeah. Just looking for some basics. For finance I would actually recommend something like the Dummies series. They have literally scores of titles on the subject, because they have entire books dedicated to specific topics, such as Bond Investing for Dummies and Commodities for Dummies, bu…

Thank you fbc91, will look into that one. John - Wow, your posts are extremely informative and helpful, I might spend some time tracing out some of your older posts for more of this great information, thank you very much!! Please feel free to recommend other books/textbooks perhaps. Thanks.

As a beginner, I would definitely get through at least two of those top three on that picture list . (Of course I also recommend a healthy dose of political philosophy as well, that’s why the list is set up that way. An economics book and a liberty book.) If I had to pick one from each, I’d say Liber…

Money, Banking and Financial Markets by Frederic Mishkin. Great stuff.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Frederic_Mishkin%2C_Federal_Reserve_photo_portrait.jpg You mean this clown? IMF and FED stooge.

Oooh well since you call him names he must be an idiot. Grow up.

You’re on a Mises board recommending a textbook written by a Federal Reserve Governor, Research Director, and Vice President, and consultant to the World Bank and IMF, not to mention a senior fellow at the FDIC. Clearly this man represents the interests of the State. I’m more confused than angry as …

Looking for a good Finance textbook!

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Be sure to check out this thread.

But as for general finance, are you just looking to learn about financial math, or how the stock market works, or financial accounting, or what?

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