How to read a financial report

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…of light on the financial / accounting / capital allocation side of things. Graham and Rockefeller's biographies do expose readers to these topics, but adding books like How to Read a Financial Report and the Accounting Game would be helpful to any entrepreneur.

…I don't have much by way of suggestions for learning technical analysis. I recommend basically reading books by: Peter Lynch, Phil Fischer, and then chapters 8 and 20 of the Intelligent Investor. The book, Applied Value Investing, is also a pretty good place to start that actually does a lot of things well, combining both theory with practical case studies. -Reading the Buffett Partnership letters (not the Berkshire letters) is very helpful for someone managing small sums of capital, say below $10M In addition, you need to read and learn about financial accounting and valuation. John Tracy's How to Read a Financial Report is a good starter... for valuation Aswath Damodaran has a pretty good book that can be combined with McKinsey's book on the subject. Beyond that, some more advanced accounting books, especially forensic stuff is great to…