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		<title>Real Options (Strategic Options) in Financial Modeling</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 05:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The traditional, financial results led approach to assessing the viability of a project or business in a financial modeling exercise continues to work very well today, however, a more strategic approach to decision making has also emerged to complement the traditional process. Real options (or strategic options) are opportunities embedded in projects or investments that [...]


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		<title>Financial Simulation Analysis &amp; Modeling</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 06:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Behavioral and Simulation analysis is often used in financial modeling and analysis to understand the tradeoffs between quantifiable risks and returns, using a systematic methodology that adjusts for a variety of financial and business variables, to arrive at a range of outcomes that are then used to make business decisions. The widespread availability and use [...]


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		<title>Financial Analysis Primer</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 06:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This video talks about the basics of financial analysis - which is essentially an assessment of the viability, stability and profitability of an investment or business. Useful and meaningful information that reflect the health and viability of an investment decision or business derived from financial analysis is normally used by executive decision makers, bankers who lend money [...]


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		<title>Financial &amp; Business Data, Statistics and Knowledge Banks</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 06:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[All financial analysts would know the difficulty and complexity in obtaining sources of factual data and statistics that can be used as historical or forecast basis for projections in financial models. The Financial Modeling Guide has compiled a list of business and economic data banks from around the world (but with a U.S focus) that [...]


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		<title>Using Monte Carlo Simulation Analysis for Finance</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 07:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 10:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Analytical Tools in Financial Modeling – Horizontal Analysis</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 07:00:08 +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>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 09:00:05 +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>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 07:00:02 +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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