Last Updated on April 30, 2025 by stlplace
Below was probably written in year 2008
Background
the substance, the guts, not just the marketing stuff (a good friend of mine attended a famous MBA program in the US, he told me the school asked them to market themselves ever since they joined the program). Of course, one thing you will miss is the classmates you meet in MBA program, as we know business is not just about product and service, it’s also about relationships between people.
A typical MBA program, cost $60,000 and two years full time (2 x whatever salary you earn before quit your job to join MBA).
Charlie Munger: learn a lot things by himself.
MIT Open courses (it includes many courses from other schools too)
Accounting
I suggest people don’t skimp on this. Pay a few hundred bucks to get “Financial Accounting” and “Managerial Accounting” from your local community colleges. Accounting is the language of business, it’s difficult to start learn by oneself.
Finance
CFA program: