Financial statement analysis vs The Psychology of Money: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Accounting, Finance, Business
Financial statement analysis
“Financial statement analysis is an essential skill in a variety of occupations including investment management, corporate finance, commercial lending, and the extension of credit.”
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Praise for Financial Statement Analysis A Practitioner's Guide Third Edition "This is an illuminating and insightful tour of financial statements, how they can be used to inform, how they can be used to mislead, and how…
The Psychology of Money
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Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness doing well with money isn’t necessarily about what you know. It’s about how you behave. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people. How to manage money,…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Psychology of Money is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 7 for Financial statement analysis.
- The Psychology of Money has the widest readership — 424 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Financial statement analysis | The Psychology of Money | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (88) | 3.4 (21) |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (1) | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (46) |
Reception
| Financial statement analysis | The Psychology of Money | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 88 | 424 |
| Editions | 18 | 26 |
| Citations | 20 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 545 | 9979 |
| Pages | 400 | 272 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Financial statement analysis or The Psychology of Money?
Financial statement analysis has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Financial statement analysis 4.1/5, The Psychology of Money 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: Financial statement analysis or The Psychology of Money?
The Psychology of Money is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Psychology of Money (272 pages, ≈ 5 h 02 m); Financial statement analysis (400 pages, ≈ 7 h 24 m).
Which is harder to read: Financial statement analysis or The Psychology of Money?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Financial statement analysis: Moderate; The Psychology of Money: Moderate.