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		<title>Building A Magazine Publisher Financial Model</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 06:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As advertising spend migrates from print to online, the magazine publishing industry in some markets is seeing slower growth, with many magazine titles now needing to diversify into cross-platform editorial and advertising products that integrate the traditional print title with online and mobile product offerings. However, in many developing markets and also in markets where [...]


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		<title>How To Input Historical Financial Statements In A Financial Model</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 06:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An integrated financial model will normally contain 3 to 5 years of historical income statement and balance sheet information, with approximately the same line items as the available historical financial statements of the business to be analyzed. However some historical line items in the income statement and balance sheet of the financial model needs to [...]


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		<title>Planning a Financial Model – Define Key Deliverables</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 04:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Define the deliverables at each stage of building a financial model to guide development efforts and ensure that the correct expectation is set among the financial modeling team as well as the users and eventual audience of the financial model results. Consult the entire team and users early on to ensure that you build adequate [...]


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		<title>Key Banking &amp; Financial Terms</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 06:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Financial Modeling Guide</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Very often, a financial analyst will find himself building a financial model that involves analysis or forecasting of a securities transaction such as an IPO, public share purchase (in the case of M&#38;A or share buy-backs), and equity or debt issuance, to name a few. It is clear that financial markets, banking, investments, and financial [...]


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		<title>Building A Financial Model For A Television Network</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 05:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Forecasting Sales and Demand in a Financial Model</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 06:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Building a Financial Model – Creating a Log</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 06:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When building a financial model, a log sheet helps a good financial analyst and other users track and understand all changes that have been made to the financial model. This is especially helpful if the financial model is to be handed over to another financial modeling team to take over the development or make updates [...]


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		<title>Incremental Cash Flows In Financial Modeling</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 07:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Minimize Spreadsheet Risk – Defining Inputs and Calculation Formula</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 05:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
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