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Summary: Excellent Textbook. Retain After Graduation as Reference
Review: As an MBA student, I have now had the opportunity to study different finance books. This is undoubtedly the best. The CD rom resources are excellent. I will certainly retain this book for refence after graduation.
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Summary: Excellent Textbook. Retain After Graduation as Reference
Review: As an MBA student, I have now had the opportunity to study different finance books. This is undoubtedly the best. The CD rom resources are excellent. I will certainly retain this book for refence after graduation.
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Summary: front page
Review: can i know that i didn't see it yet
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Summary: Actually One of the Better
Review: Don't confuse the TOPIC, which is very difficult for people who are unfamiliar, with the AUTHORS or STYLE.The material can be confusing, but the authors do well with what they have. This book is far more readable than its competitors. Examples are adequate. Exercises cover all of the important issues. The study guide, a separate book, is useful if the material is still confusing. For a technical textbook attempting to reach all audiences from the novice to the Finance professional, this book is one of the best. It does not focus so heavily on the theory and mathematical derivation as others, and yet explains the necessary background so that the student does not find Finance just a "black box." It does, however, attempt to be all things to all people. I would like to see a "concise" edition which focuses exclusively on about the first 15 or 20 chapters, but that is a problem constant with all.
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Summary: Very recommended!
Review: Even though you do not have any basic knowledge of finance, you can understand it easily by reading this book. I used it for my MBA program in Financial Management course. There is no case study included but exercises at the end of each chapter can make you understand its context better. I recommend anyone taking a finance class to use this book. You will like it.
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Summary: Very recommended!
Review: Even though you do not have any basic knowledge of finance, you can understand it easily by reading this book. I used it for my MBA program in Financial Management course. There is no case study included but exercises at the end of each chapter can make you understand its context better. I recommend anyone taking a finance class to use this book. You will like it.
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Summary: A different opinion
Review: I fully understand how very intelligent people who do not have advance financial training would find this book overly complicated. This is not the sort of book you read in bed -- it is a text book. But it is one the most useful on my shelf. I refer to it constantly. I'm a former Goldman Sachs investment banker and current CEO of a technology company with a JD/MBA from NYU. This book was required reading for an advanced corporate finance class I took while in school. It is the best finance book I have ever purchased. This is not a primer. But for those who understand DCF, optimal capital structure, capital leases and working capital management... this is your book.
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Summary: Very good introduction to Finance for Managers
Review: I had no financial background when I took the course in Finance as a part of my MBA program. This text provides a very good foundation for all beginners. It helps to know some financial accounting concepts like the income statement, balance sheet etc. when you start off with this book.
Every chapter has an excel spreadsheet example that is in the accompanying CD ROM. Also, there are computer based exercises that simulate the real-world practices when determining cashflow, doing capital budgeting, financial planning etc. The CD ROM has powerpoint slides that highlight the salient points in each chapter. Our instructor basically used those as a guide to teaching the course.
Very good text book, highly recommended.
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Summary: Excellent introductory finance textbook
Review: The canonical reference in this field is the venerable Brealey Myers book, which is often considered a bit too deep as an introductory finance text. The Brigham Ehrhardt book, however, is much more approachable. The layout of the chapters is much better than Brealey Myers', and mathematical concepts like beta are explained in a user-friendly manner.
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Summary: Better as a door stop than a textbook
Review: The only good thing about this textbook is, it is such a heavy tome you can use it as a bookend or door stop. Otherwise it is a waste of time. Why create something so confusing ? Maybe the idea behind this book was centered around impressing potential textbook purchasing deans and not the students - impress and don't worry about teaching. Skip this and be wary of the authors in anything else.
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