Corporate Finance (The Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)

I needed this book for my MBA finance class and initially rented it. I wound up regretting that decision because this book is a keeper, so I bought it, and I'm very glad I did. This book is a good reference to have after you've graduated and start to forget some of the finer points of finance. It's very well written, very easy to follow, and you don't need a background in differential equations to understand the topics and their application. I particularly like the way the authors present the concepts of risk and return by first examining individual securities and then progressing to a small portfolio. They could have just had a chapter called "Modern Portfolio Theory" and loaded it with all kinds of mathematical proofs and talk about the Markowitz Bullet. Instead, they take a craw-walk-run approach here and make this important material a lot more accessible. They take a similar approach throughout the book, and just do an outstanding job of presenting things in a very accessible way. I'm not normally one to get excited about textbooks, but this is definitely an exception. Don't rent it. Just buy it. Learn, understand, and apply its contents and you'll have a pretty nice ROI.

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It's a textbook so I'm not sure what to say about it. It's informational. A bit hard to read, but there are a bunch of examples. Renting it is the best way to go. I would not pay full price for it.

I have a love-hate relationship with this book. Whether you are taking this online or in class, I would recommend getting the tangible book, even if your " course key" includes an ebook. For me, mainly because it was online, Finance was a challenge. It is the next level of Accounting and will require your full attention and use of all the resources provided to you. Some of the examples were difficult to follow, that is, how the writer came to certain conclusions or solutions, so I had to reread often to understand the material. The rental version did not include an access code so I had to buy that separately, and the only option there was automatically came with the ebook. It was expensive so I used my credit card in order to make payments, but I would recommend this in addition to an included ebook or just the access code if finance does not come naturally to you.

Book for my least favorite class in my finance program. But it has good concepts. If I had to do it again, I’d buy it in an ebook format.

This is a good text, the practice problems are clear and helpful. You may want to purchase the answer key if you want to check your work.

A very useful book, good explanations and you are able to find problem solutions on the web.

I had to take a graduate online finance class. I am going to my masters in accounting, but I never expected a book to be so complicated. I had such a hard time reading it. Not only that, but the homework questions/problems were FAR more advanced than the examples in chapters. It was so hard to read (I fell asleep multiple times) and I ended up having to do my own research on how to do the math problems. I believe McGraw also provides “discussion questions” for chapters; which are given to the professor. These questions were AWFUL. Again, I had to do hours of external research because the book did not provide any answers. Good luck with this awful-tear creating, Torturous book.