This book is required at Harvard Business School and is used at top B-schools and bank management trainee programs around the country. I used the book during my MBA program, even though it was not required. My study group members always requested that I bring it to group meetings. I even had a classmate approach the author (who happens to be my father) at my graduation and ask for his autograph. The book introduces complex finance concepts like net present value in non-academese language and the real-world examples reinforce the concepts. I strongly recommend this textbook to anyone preparing to enter business school or embarking on a job in financial analysis. Professor Higgins is a beloved teacher at his home institution, the University of Washington. You can share in a little of his vast expertise and gift for teaching by reading his book, Analysis for Financial Management.
A must-buy for all finance majors studying in college. As a university student majoring in accounting and finance, I found this book to be the most insightful, understandable and practical finance book Ive ever read. It can be used as a reference to other important finance books out there like the famous Brealy and Myers book "Principles of Corporate Finance".
A book that every prospective MBA should have, as it is very clear and gives a lot of resource listings and examples. Recommended for anyone that need to deal with financial issues. What makes it even better, is that it lives up to its back cover: it turns Finance into Management, or at least tries very hard to show what a CFOs life is really about, in practical examples. Very strongly recommended for people that need to understand what being a CFO is about (all prospective MBAs) or people that need to understand what choices sometimes have to be made in finance.
