Financial Intelligence
Financial Intelligence by Karen Berman and Joe Knightby Karen Berman
Shares rank 12 of 24 business books by recommenders
People recommend it for explaining finance clearly to readers without a finance background, including how much uncertainty sits in financial statements.
People recommend it for explaining finance clearly to readers without a finance background, including how much uncertainty sits in financial statements.
4 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 4
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 4 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Makes finance understandable without a degree
“So far it's done a good job making the material understandable for someone who doesn't have a degree in finance.”
Comment from 2 Apr 2026 in “SpaceX confidentially files to go public at $1.75T, reports say” “it's done a good job making the material understandable for someone who doesn't have a degree in finance”
Comment from 4 Apr 2026 in “SpaceX confidentially files to go public at $1.75T, reports say” Reveals fuzziness in financial statements
“It helped me understand how much fuzziness happens in financial statements”
Comment from 7 Jan 2026 in “Calling All Hackers: How money works (2024)” Enjoyable to read
“I have enjoyed ... Financial Intelligence for Entrepreneurs”
Comment from 14 Aug 2026 in “Understanding Is the New Bottleneck”
Other business books people recommend
The four most recommended other business books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Gervais Principleby Venkatesh Rao | 32 | 6 | 84% | 7 | — | Approved |
| The Lean Startupby Eric Ries | 32 | 6 | 84% | 5 | 10 yrs5 owners | Approved |
| Incorruptibleby Eric RIES | 23 | 11 | 68% | 4 | — | Approved |
| The Goalby Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox and Ensemble cast and Dwight Jon Zimmerman | 21 | 3 | 88% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Financial Intelligenceby Karen BermanThis page | 4 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I have enjoyed ... Financial Intelligence for Entrepreneurs”
“it's done a good job making the material understandable for someone who doesn't have a degree in finance”
“So far it's done a good job making the material understandable for someone who doesn't have a degree in finance.”
“It helped me understand how much fuzziness happens in financial statements”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.