Financial Intelligence

A Manager's Guide to Knowing What the Numbers Really Mean

By: Karen Berman, Joe Knight

Narrated by: Tom Zingarelli

Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins

Publisher's summary

Since its release in 2006, Financial Intelligence has become a favorite among managers who need a guided tour through the numbers, helping them to understand not only what the numbers really mean but also why they matter. This new, completely updated edition brings the numbers up to date and continues to teach the basics of finance to managers who need to use financial data to drive their business. It also addresses issues that have become even more important in recent years, including questions around the financial crisis and those around broader financial and accounting literacy.

Accessible, jargon-free, and filled with entertaining stories of real companies, Financial Intelligence gives nonfinancial managers the confidence to understand the nuance beyond the numbers to help bring everyday work to a new level.

Download the accompanying reference guide.

©2013 Business Literacy Institute, Inc. (P)2015 Tantor

Critic reviews

"Nonfinancial managers will appreciate this nontechnical, in-depth guided tour through financial statements and financial concepts and analysis." ( Choice Magazine)

This is a must read for new managers

I love listening to this audiobook. It covered some of the essential aspects of a business and how the financials play a major in operations.

Very enlightening

Good read and very informative on the finance of your business. Give you a good idea of how you company is running and how it can be profitable. Letting everyone know what the numbers meat.

Best finance book I have read

I read a few finance books and they were mostly terrible. This is one of the best ones I’ve ever read. It’s very interesting and relatable. It actually explains how the financials relate to business decisions.

Many of the other books just explain with everything else without relating it to the bigger picture.

Gain understanding of capital assets

Narration and voice great! Examples and flow, helped with visualization in increasing understanding of capital assets.

pretty good

my goal was to listen to this in the background as I worked and pick up on even 20% of what was said. I plan to do this again at some point and I think that overall it is worthwhile. :-) this would probably also be handy if you sat down and actually paused every so often to make sure you understand each part very well.

Excellent

A really good primer foe managers without a background in finance. Highly recommended for teaching basic concepts.

Excellent Reference

I found this book very helpful, some parts didn't pertain to my field but nevertheless was very helpful.

great general corporate finance overview

gives the layman a sound foundation for financial knowledge within the business world. Many of the ideas in this book are also applicable to the investor if you take the time to apply your learning to investment analysis.

Good info, tough via audiobook

Fantastic content in this book. However, if you have a hard time visualizing formulas in your head quickly, you’ll have a hard time keeping up.

Good information.

Very good information. Being new to the topic it was a little difficult for me at times to keep up. A lot of new terminology for me.