Interested in a little light reading?

Books and other resources held as part of the CFA Victoria reading library are available for check out from Andrew Shortreid.

The CFA Victoria Reading Library:

updated December 2005

CFA Program Curriculum

For the 2006 exam year we received a complete set of brand new textbooks and solution manuals for all 3 levels.

• AIMR Standards of Practice Handbook - 2005
• Level 1 Program Curriculum - Books 1, 2, 3 and 4
• Level 1 Candidate Readings
• Level 2 Candidate Readings - Books 1 and 2
• Level 3 Candidate Readings - Books 1, 2, 3 and 4
• Analysis and Use of Financial Statements (Text and Sol`n Manual)
• Analysis of Derivatives for the CFA Program
• Analysis of Equity Investments: Valuation
• Economics: Public and Private Choice
• Financial Accounting
• Financial Shenanigans - How to Detect Accounting Gimmicks...
• Fixed Income Readings for the CFA Program (Level 1& 2 Combined)
• Fixed Income Readings for the CFA Program (Level 3)
• Fundamentals on Financial Management (Text and Sol`n Manual)
• International Investments
• Investment Analysis & Portfolio Management (Text and Sol`n Manual)
• Irrational Exuberance
• The Psychology of Investing
• Quantitative Methods for Investment Analysis - 1st Edition
• Quantitative Methods for Investment Analysis - 2nd Edition

Other Great Reads

• Beyond Greed and Fear  - 2000  Shefrin
• Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking - 2005  Gladwell
• Fooled by Randomness - 2004  Taleb
• Irrational Exuberance  - 2000  Shiller
• Memos from the Chairman - 1996  Greenberg
• My life as a Quant: Reflections on Physics and Finance - 2004  Derman
• Pioneering Portfolio Management- 2000  Swensen
• The Death of the Banker - 1997  Chernow
• The (Mis)Behavior of Markets - 2004  Mandelbrot   
• The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make A Big Difference - 2002  Gladwell
• The Wisdom of Crowds - 2004  Surowiecki
• What Works on Wall Street - 1998  O'Shaughnessy