(Part 2) Top products from r/FinancialCareers

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u/markgraydk · 3 pointsr/FinancialCareers

Though it depends on the area of finance you are in, VBA is a very good place to start out. You already know Excel and I bet it would be an easier sell at work to start using some homebrew macro rather than something else.

If I where you, I would pick up Financial Modelling by Simon Benninga. It's not focused heavily on VBA but does use it where relevant - this just shows that you really don't need VBA for a lot of finance applications anyway (you can do a lot with functions only!). Pick up any Excel/VBA book for the things that Benninga does not cover. A book similar to Benninga is Advanced Modelling in Finance
using Excel and VBA
, which I'm not as familiar with as Benninga but it does seem more focused on VBA, if only slightly.

You mention databases, which would be another direction you could go in. Your biggest hurdle will probably be to convince someone to give you access to a database with relevant data - at least while you are still learning. Not to mention that on top of having to learn something like VBA to access the database, you will also have to learn SQL to query the database for data. It's not out of reach but perhaps a bit of a learning curve. I would suggest you find out if your company has something like a Enterprise Data Warehouse or any other databases where you are allowed to hook up and get data from.

u/unjung · 1 pointr/FinancialCareers

This is a business where you have to do things the hard way, typically. If you decide to become a retail broker, there are a few things I would do:

  • Figure out which senior brokers are going to retire soon-ish - work to determine whether you can buy their book (this might mean you actually just work for them for a while);

  • Cold call like crazy - mostly business owners, doctors, dentists, lawyers, etc., and give them a short pitch of good ideas you have. Remember that these guys get pitched constantly, so you should learn the art of the pitch. You'll have to make hundreds of calls before you succeed, but this is what sales is about;

  • Partner with any realtors, accountants, tax advisors, lawyers, estate planners and so on you know, or establish those relationships. Refer business to them in exchange for them to refer business to you.

    I would suspect that a broker, in his first five years, probably hates his life. But once you get beyond that initial phase, it can obviously become very lucrative, as lucrative as a more institutional role. Remember that brokers eventually establish relationships with investment bankers and start doing fun little private placements. Some brokers specialize in this stuff (e.g. finding capital for small tech firms). These guys get warrants, the piece of the compensation picture that the retail client often doesn't know about. Warrants are good.

    Remember too that we may be entering a long-term bear market. Some good friends of mine got started at one of the world's largest brokerages back in the mid 90s. So they had timing on their side. You may not.

    This book might interest you: http://www.amazon.com/Pitch-Anything-Innovative-Presenting-Persuading/dp/0071752854/ref=reg_hu-rd_add_1_dp

    It's written by a guy who raises VC capital.
u/atticusmitch · 6 pointsr/FinancialCareers

You'll hear this a thousand times but read A Random Walk Down Wall Street. It has a good overview of America's market history, specifically the last decade. Make sure you buy a revised version.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0393352242/ref=dp_ob_neva_mobile

Some people may suggest Intelligent Investor and Securities Analysis but I found them very dated.

Also here is the r/personalfinance reading list:

https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/wiki/readinglist

u/WarawanaiNeko1980 · 3 pointsr/FinancialCareers

Cheesy but potentially useful - much has been written about P&G's culture as a model for mgt in general as well as for other consumer goods cos, so it's common to find people in the industry constantly referencing P&G methods as dogma (which is often laughable from the perspective of an analyst, but good to know.) A few reads:

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https://www.amazon.com/Playing-Win-Strategy-Really-Works/dp/142218739X/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=procter+gamble+book&qid=1559027196&s=gateway&sr=8-2

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https://www.amazon.com/When-Core-Values-Are-Strategic/dp/0132905337/ref=sr_1_7?keywords=procter+gamble+case+studies&qid=1559027619&s=gateway&sr=8-7

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http://globadvantage.ipleiria.pt/files/2009/07/working_paper-33_globadvantage.pdf

u/yuppykaiA · 1 pointr/FinancialCareers

www.investopedia.com for looking up financial terms.

www.bloomberg.com for financial news.

Warren Buffet talk on youtube

Berkshire Hathaway shareholder letters

Books-

The warren buffet way will help you analyse companies.

The intelligent investor the book on value investing.

Common stocks and uncommon profits the book on picking growth stocks.

The black swan useful insight into options trading.

Anything and everything by Michael Lewis, he writes so well, his books will give you insight into how the finance industry actually works and they're entertaining; Liars Poker chronicles how the Mortgage Backed Security was created and is a good start.

When you're done with all that, let me know and I'll send more your way! Studying for the CFA helps too as recommended by the other guy posting here but you by no means need a finance/business major.


u/Leveraged_Breakdowns · 7 pointsr/FinancialCareers

First, actually find a therapist.

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Second, since you probably won't actually find a therapist (even though you should), below are a few strategies that got me through my roughest patches in investment banking and private equity:

  • Life will challenge you at every corner, a new career will also be stressful in its own right
  • Maximizing every decision leads to undue stress, learn to satisfice (Barry Schwartz TED Talk on the Paradox of Choice)
  • Learn to control your mindset to identify and note negative thought patterns (Headspace teaches Mindfulness -- try it for forty lessons and be amazed at your improved perspective)
  • Treat yourself to purposeful rest every day. You probably don't have rest time every day. But when you have a bit of a weekend or a couple hours before bed, set aside a strict portion of that time for purposeful relaxation. Don't half-work -- watch TV, play video games, do something stupid and unproductive that makes you happy and relaxed.
  • Stay fit, even if it's a couple core exercises, some foam rolling, and some stretching
  • These books helped me: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Zorba the Greek, Seneca: Letters from a Stoic, Truth in Comedy
u/TIIVILEE · 2 pointsr/FinancialCareers

Read this:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Practical-Guide-Wall-Street/dp/0470383720

The book covers the basics of what you would want to know going into banking and will help you learn products and jargon. A managing director at MS suggested to me a few years back and it was very helpful.

u/NeverResting · 2 pointsr/FinancialCareers

This book is good for structured credit area: click here

u/PIK_Toggle · 3 pointsr/FinancialCareers

I would start here

Some additional books that I like are:

Financial Schnanigans

Avoiding the winner's curse

If you are interested in high-yield debt (and you should be, this is where all of the action is), then read the first four books on Amazon

Finally, learn the basics of accounting and financial accounting. Finance is just a bunch of ratios. You need to understand how the numbers are created before you can analyze them.

u/Rydersilver · 2 pointsr/FinancialCareers

Thanks, I appreciate that. 1 sounds necessary and 2 good, 3 and 4 arent big for me. I also am hearing SDD is necessary! Would you mind checking these two out? This is what I'm thinking about getting, but I dont see any reason not to get the cheaper one here. https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-i5-8250U-GeForce-E5-576G-5762/dp/B075FLBJV7/ref=cm_wl_huc_item

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RF2123Z/ref=psdc_13896615011_t1_B075FLBJV7#HLCXComparisonWidget_feature_div

u/Keviex3 · 1 pointr/FinancialCareers

Pretty expensive, so I'd recommend any older edition. But this is the same textbook I used in my Derivatives course, it's basically an industry standard.

https://www.amazon.com/Fundamentals-Futures-Options-Markets-9th/dp/0134083245/ref=dp_ob_image_bk

u/RadiatorSmoke · 5 pointsr/FinancialCareers

I am sure a quick google search will give you an introduction to what quant is all about. Here is some stuff you can use:

http://www.untag-smd.ac.id/files/Perpustakaan_Digital_1/FINANCE%20Paul%20Wilmott%20Introduces%20Quantitative%20Finance%200470319585.pdf (Long ass read, but Paul is all you basically need for Quant Fin stuff) -> Skim through topics to see what background you need.

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"But that is a lot, you're confusing me even more"

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https://the55thfx.com/ebooks/QA.pdf (Suitable for Sunday Afternoon Pina Colada)

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"Alright stop flexing mathematics and statistics, too hard"

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http://www.mysmu.edu/faculty/christophert/QF101/QF101_Week03_Principles%20of%20Quantitative%20Finance.pdf (Very nice comparison of Physics and Quant Finance - something I have screamed before on how they are so related)

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Other reads: (May not be free)

https://www.amazon.ca/Financial-Mathematics-Comprehensive-Giuseppe-Campolieti/dp/1439892423

https://www.amazon.ca/Stochastic-Calculus-Finance-Binomial-Pricing/dp/0387249680

https://www.amazon.com/Undergraduate-Introduction-Financial-Mathematics-Third/dp/9814407445

u/goreyEww · 1 pointr/FinancialCareers

Work in the industry, what he said is largely true... and has been for a while. the last few hold outs on the industry just started flipping everyone to fee based inflow the DOL started putting pressure off things. You can read when this initial movement started when ML first started moving to annuitized/advisory business: The Supernova Advisor .

Primary difference is at most of these you can offer a breadth of different products to clients once you survive the first 3-5 years. At that point there will always be pressure to do things that maximize income, but you can largely ignore that which you think is improper or does not benefit clients.