Books:

The Fast Track: The Insider's Guide to Winning Jobs in Management Consulting, Investment Banking, and Securities Trading
by Mariam Naficy

Getting Started in Financial Consulting
by Edward J. Stone

Getting Started as a Financial Planner
by Jeffrey H. Rattiner

Heard on the Street: Quantitative Questions from Wall Street Job Interviews
by Timothy Falcon Crack

How to Become A Successful Financial Consultant
by Jim H. Ainsworth

Job Seekers Guide to Wall Street Recruiters
by Christopher W. Hunt, Scott A. Scanlon

Principles of Corporate Finance: with S&P, Powerweb, Career ED Coupon, & Student CD-Rom (The Complete Package) ASIN:0072512601 Customer's Rating: 5 Summary: A consumer's review is only as intelligent as the consumer Comments: It's disappointing to see so many complaints about what is the most eloquent and useful fundamental corporate finance text. B&M is an excellent book... and I say this six years after my initial corp. fin. course in the Chicago MBA program. I've been working in the field now for five years in several capacities and still use this book regularly. In fact, I just finished drafting an in-house valuation course for my FORTUNE-5 employer and found myself returning to B&M repeatedly to review first principles. Corp. finance is (and should be) inaccessible to someone unwilling to study fundamental statistics, accounting and the theoretical foundation provided by Miller & Modigiliani, Markowitz, Fama, Roll et. al. Yet it's not a science; it is an art informed by rational academic inquiry and the invaluable feedback of practitioners. That's what makes it beautiful. Those without the diligence or basic numeracy to wade through the thought problems of the M&M theorems, the development of CAPM and APT, the relevance and shortcomings of DCF analysis, and guidelines for proper investment economics can't possibly expect to practice finance intelligently. And that's my biggest beef with financial professionals. So few really understand the genesis of economic value because they don't understand the fundamental arguments that B&M make so clearly. At a time when the blather of CNBC reigns, Wall Street analysts still hype EPS and stock splits, and CPAs masquerade as financial economists this text is more necessary than ever. Learn it cover to cover and you're ready to move on to further complexity in the field. "One more point... the bane of MBA programs is the baying of students for "real world examples. "When will students understand that it a grasp of the basic elegant theory, peer reviewed and tested, that is the foundation necessary to work intelligently in finance. Without understanding it, you're just another suit flipping switches on a powerful machine the intricacies and nuances of which you can't even begin to grasp.

Vault Career Guide to Investment Banking ASIN:1581311338 Customer's Rating: 5 Summary: Essential resource for breaking into I-banking Comments: As a recent MBA grad from Wharton, I recommend the book for anyone looking to break into I-banking or looking to switch functions on wall street (e.g., corporate finance to sales & trading)

So You Want to Be a Financial Planner: Your Guide to a New Career ASIN:B00005R8TH Customer's Rating: 5 Summary: Excellent Reading for the "would be" Financial Planner! Comments: So You Want to Be a Financial Planner by Nancy Jones is an excellent book. I am an avid reader. I usually rate books 4 star if I am impressed, but in this case, I rate the book a 5 star. I have financial planner aspirations, so this material really hit home. I have been reading every book that I can find and I stumbled across this one by accident. The e-format was intimidating at first, but once I downloaded the material via Adobe, I was hooked. I agree that this is a "must read" for the novice planner. Not only does she provide key facts, she uses her resources to add credibility to her words too. I could not put the book down! It is very clear that "financial planning deals with a much broader spectrum, than just insurance or investments. And it helps establish the parameters for the client's other requirements." Thanx Nancy.

Vault Guide to Finance Interviews ASIN:1581311664 Customer's Rating: 1 Summary: You gotta be kidding Comments: Try preparing for an interview on the trading floor armed with this arsenal of garbage. Thank goodness, I had a mock interview before the real one. If this is not branded into your brain by the time you are ready to interview for an MBA finance position you better try management consulting.

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