Reading Financial Reports For Dummies, 3rd Edition

Discover how to decipher financial reports

Especially relevant in today's world of corporate scandals and new accounting laws, the numbers in a financial report contain vitally important information about where a company has been and where it is going.

Packed with new and updated information, Reading Financial Reports For Dummies, 3rd Edition gives you a quick but clear introduction to financial reports–and how to decipher the information in them.

• New information on the separate accounting and financial reporting standards for private/small businesses versus public/large businesses
• New content to match SEC and other governmental regulatory changes
• New information about how the analyst-corporate connection has actually changed the playing field
• The impact of corporate communications and new technologies
• New examples that reflect current trends
• Updated websites and resources

Reading Financial Reports For Dummies is for investors, traders, brokers, managers, and anyone else who is looking for a reliable, up-to-date guide to reading financial reports effectively.