The Basics of Understanding Financial Statements: Learn How to Read Financial Statements by Understanding the Balance Sheet, the Income Statement, and
Accounting is the language of business, and financial statements are the  way that managers of public companies communicate the successes and failures of their enterprises to shareholders. But you don't have to be an accountant to be a successful investor. What you need to know is how to read and understand the balance sheet, income statement and cash flow  statement. The Basics of Understanding Financial Statements is written specifically for stock market investors to help you: 1) understand the language of business, 2) read the balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement, 3) tell the difference between a successful and unsuccessful business operation by digging through the numbers, 4) be aware of how managers may manipulate numbers to inflate earnings, and 5)  become a more successful stock market investor ... and much more.