How do I analyse financial statements and know when to invest?

June 29, 2009 - 9:28 pm

Does anyone know of any good books on how to analyse financial statements? Also, how do I know when to invest?

This is a great book on how to really read financial statement:

Financial Statement Analysis: A Practitioner's Guide
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0471409154?ie=UTF8&tag=stoinvmadeas-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0471409154

I have it in my financial book collection, hopes it can do good for you too!

4 Responses to “How do I analyse financial statements and know when to invest?”

  1. STEPHEN J Says:

    Analyzing financial statements is a skilled task, so you need knowledge from people who know how to do it. There is a website called http://www.finysis.net which produces some of the best books I have seen on analyzing industrial, manufacturing, retail, trading and insurance companies. Their Financial Analytical Tools also help you to choose when to invest in a company's shares. I made a lot of money by investing in Rio Tinto using their "Corporate Analysis" books and Tool. Try out their website at http://www.finysis.net.
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  2. floridadiesel Says:

    Invest in what? Stocks, bonds, real estate, ball bearings? Investing is not something you are going to learn on Yahoo.
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  3. slavaret2 Says:

    All you really need to know is sales and earnings growth.

    As to when - learn technical analysis. Just do a search on Amazon - there are several good books on the subject that come up at the top.
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  4. Analyst Says:

    This is a great book on how to really read financial statement:

    Financial Statement Analysis: A Practitioner's Guide
    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0471409154?ie=UTF8&tag=stoinvmadeas-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0471409154

    I have it in my financial book collection, hopes it can do good for you too!
    References :

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