Guides · Finance textbooks
When chat answers feel thin, open a textbook. Portfolio theory, corporate finance, derivatives, and valuation — then stress a live ticker with Agents61 seats.
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Intermediate · finance textbook
Zvi Bodie, Alex Kane & Alan J. Marcus
MBA/undergrad staple: diversification, CAPM, efficient markets, performance measurement. The formal backbone behind paper books and Quant Lab language on Agents61.
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Richard A. Brealey, Stewart C. Myers & Franklin Allen
How firms should think about cash, WACC, and financing. Read chapters before you Ask seats about capital allocation or owner earnings on a name.
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John C. Hull
The standard derivatives text. Pair with our options risk basics: max loss before Greeks, then keep live chains at your broker — Agents61 does not route options.
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Aswath Damodaran
Damodaran’s valuation toolkit — DCF, relatives, and when multiples lie. Use it to demand numbers; Agents61 seats stay inconclusive when filings are missing.
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Stephen A. Ross, Randolph W. Westerfield & Jeffrey Jaffe
Ross/Westerfield/Jaffe as an alternate corporate-finance path: project appraisal, leverage, and payout. Same job as Brealey/Myers — pick one and finish it.
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