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		<title>Using Monte Carlo Simulation Analysis for Finance</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 06:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The long held assumptions that risk assessment metrics and risk premiums don&#8217;t change much have been dramatically challenged. The rapid, global meltdown of financial markets and the real economy in 2008 and 2009 has shown that risk premiums can change quickly in both developed and emerging businesses and markets. As a result, expected value and [...]


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		<title>Financial Management Excel Templates (All Inclusive 150 Workbook Pack)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We would like to introduce to Financial Modeling Guide readers a pack of 150 Excel workbook templates, Excel add-ins and Learning Modules which allows you to perform quick and easy Financial Management functions and analysis in Excel, including financial risk analysis, profit margin analysis, advanced cash flow and cash burn forecasting. The Complete Excel Financial [...]


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		<title>Analytical Tools in Financial Modeling – Horizontal Analysis</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Horizontal analysis helps identify abnormal changes over time, look at the illustration below. Also known as Trends Statements, horizontal analysis may be performed in a financial model by means of: Long-term trends &#8211; growth rate for a 10 year period Year-to-year changes &#8211; indexed or percent changes Geometric growth rates &#8211; compound annual growth rates [...]


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		<title>Analytical Tools in Financial Modeling – Vertical Analysis</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vertical analysis, also known as common-sized statements, can be used by a good financial analyst to develop insights into the economic characteristics of different industries and of different firms in the same industry when building a financial model. Look at the illustration below: In Common-sized statements, various components of the financial statements are standardized by [...]


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		<title>Analytical Tools in Financial Modeling – Financial Ratios</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 06:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Financial ratios are tools for interpreting financial statements to provide a basis for valuing securities and appraising financial and management performance. A good financial analyst will build in financial ratio calculations extensively in a financial modeling exercise to enable robust analysis. Financial ratios allow a financial analyst to: Standardize information from financial statements across multiple financial [...]


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		<title>Computing The Correlation Matrix &#8211; By Simon Benninga</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 06:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The correlation is one of the most common and useful statistical analysis tools that you can use in financial modeling and analysis. A correlation is a number that describes the degree of relationship between two variables. Excel’s CORREL function enables you to compute correlations by returning the correlation coefficient of 2 cell ranges. You can [...]


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		<title>The 10 Most Innovative Online Financial Analysis Tools For Investors</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 05:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Using Analytical Tools in Financial Modeling</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several types of analytical tools are available to help a good financial analyst develop the big picture and perform sanity checks on the results of a financial modeling project to ensure that results are reliable and within expectations. Horizontal analysis helps identify abnormal changes over time. Vertical analysis, or common-sized statements, can be used to [...]


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		<title>Ten Practical Tips for Using Excel VBA Macros in Financial Models</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 06:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the most basic level, the Excel macro function is used to automate repetitive and commonly executed Excel computations or tasks by recording keystrokes and functions. Many financial analysts have also found that taking the effort to study the effective use of Excel macros and Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) helps them to fully utilize [...]


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