There are probably as many websites on finance as they are on sex. So here is a short list of recommendations. (And I am always eager to hear about new ones !)
The (nearly) definitive list of English-language finance sites compiled by the Ohio State University :
fisher.osu.edu/fin/overview.htm
A comprehensive dictionary and guide to all financial terms and concepts sponsored by the Qatar Financial Center Authority :
For academic working papers, the ultimate repository is :
The site of the American Finance Association (including articles of the Journal of Finance) :
I can’t recommend highly enough to all students the Vernimmen site by Pascal Quiry and Yann le Fur of HEC Paris and namely its monthly topical newsletter :
On valuation, Prof. Aswath Damodaran of New York University remains the reference :
On quantitative finance and financial mathematics, a lot of resources are at :
Blogs by fellow professors on close topics :
nathaliegardes.canalblog.com on banking intermediation by Nathalie Gardès of Université de Pau
investmentbankerparis.blogspot.com a very active blog on investment banking and market operations by Patrick Soulard of Université Paris-Dauphine
www.financeprofessor.com strong on behavioural finance by James Mahard jr. of St Bonaventure University
www.rerolle.eu on corporate governance by Jean-Florent Rérolle of Sciences-Po Paris
bear.warrington.ufl.edu/ritter/ on IPO’s by Jay Ritter of University of Florida
Blogs on financial news and markets :
ftalphaville.ft.com/blog : the highly regarded blog of the Financial Times with RSS feed to this site
dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com : on US transactions and market rumours by the NY Times
