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Hmmm... Obviously there's a lot more to learn about finance, both market finance (the various types of securities, how they work, how to value them, how to do arbitrage on them...) and corporate finance (financial analysis, stock analysis, stock buybacks, LBOs, mergers and acquisitions, generally how a corporation is/should finance itself, especially debt vs. equity, all that fun stuff...) Financial controlling: ie h…
Cool, thanks. I think it would be interesting to compile an online free resource which covered all of this material. There are plenty of free course videos online...I feel a side project coming on...
Absolutely. Really the main benefit of a business program is the people, and spending two years with really smart people who have wildly different experiences and are passionate about business. Seth Godin had a great post about this. That said, I believe there are a few things they teach you in business school -- the basics of finance and accounting, some business strategy... -- that everyone should know. A business OCW would be a great public service project.