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		<title>Incremental Cash Flows In Financial Modeling</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Financial Modeling Guide</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whilst it is common to consider cash flows in a financial model from a financial statement analysis perspective, a good financial analyst should also consider the concept of cash flow from the perspective of assessing a new business opportunity or capital investment project. The additional operating cash flow that a company or business owner receives [...]


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		<title>Minimize Spreadsheet Risk – Defining Inputs and Calculation Formula</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 04:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Financial Modeling Guide</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once all the expected results of a financial model have been clearly specified and agreed with all financial modeling team members, users and the eventual audience of the financial model results, defining the required inputs for the financial model and the calculation formula used to arrive at the financial model results should be a straight [...]


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		<title>Planning a Financial Model – Define Team Roles</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Financial Modeling Guide</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Planning a Financial Model]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Right at the start a good financial analyst should assign responsibilities for the detailed management of the financial model build process. One person should be in charge overall but may delegate modules to different team members working in parallel. Only the responsible person should make changes to the structure of each module: names, cells formulas, [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.financialmodelingguide.com/financial-modeling-tips/planning/spreadsheet-maps/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Planning a Financial Model &#8211; Spreadsheet Maps'>Planning a Financial Model &#8211; Spreadsheet Maps</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.financialmodelingguide.com/financial-modeling-tips/planning/financial-model-structure/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Designing a Financial Model – Structure'>Designing a Financial Model – Structure</a></li>
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		<title>Further Techniques for Auditing a Financial Model</title>
		<link>http://www.financialmodelingguide.com/financial-modeling-tips/financial-model-audit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 05:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Financial Modeling Guide</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Financial models are often used to make major financial decisions that involve several millions of dollars worth of capital. It is therefore essential that these financial models do not contain errors or bugs that render calculations and results incorrectly. A good financial analyst will always start a financial model audit assuming that every financial model [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.financialmodelingguide.com/analytical-tools/excel-vba-macro/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Ten Practical Tips for Using Excel VBA Macros in Financial Models'>Ten Practical Tips for Using Excel VBA Macros in Financial Models</a></li>
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		<title>The Financial Modelers’ Manifesto</title>
		<link>http://www.financialmodelingguide.com/financial-modeling-tips/tips/financial-modelers-manifesto/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 06:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Financial Modeling Guide</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial Modeling Essentials]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Emanuel Derman &#038; Paul Wilmott have written a thought provoking article about the state of financial models and its implications with the global financial crisis of 2008: A spectre is haunting markets – the spectre of illiquidity, frozen credit, and the failure of financial models. Beginning with the 2007 collapse in subprime mortgages, financial markets [...]


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		<title>Designing a Financial Model – Making it Idiot Proof</title>
		<link>http://www.financialmodelingguide.com/financial-modeling-tips/planning/idiot-proof-financial-model/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Financial Modeling Guide</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Planning a Financial Model]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Always design a financial model for people who did not build it and for people with limited understanding of financial modeling and analysis techniques. This will help you ensure the usefulness and relevance of the financial model, and preserve its longevity long after you have completed the financial modeling exercise. In each financial model workbook, [...]


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		<title>Useful Speadsheet (Excel) Functions for Financial Modeling</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:50:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Financial Modeling Guide</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A good financial analyst will make intelligent use of spreadsheet functions that can help design and build financial models efficiently and accurately, minimize spreadsheet risk, and increase the confidence of users in the financial model. Certain spreadsheet functions are also very helpful in analyzing and making sense of large volumes of data, performing statistical analysis, [...]


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		<title>How To Identify &amp; Use Good Historical Data For A Financial Model</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Financial Modeling Guide</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Financial analysts often struggle to find a sound basis for forecasting future values for financial and operating results in a financial model. We have looked at the common qualitative and quantitative methods for forecasting before, and it will be useful for financial analysts to better understand the importance of having good quality historical data when [...]


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		<title>Designing a Financial Model – Standard Spreadsheet Layout</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 06:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Financial Modeling Guide</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Agreeing on a standard spreadsheet layout at the beginning of every financial modeling project will ensure that the financial model is easily understood and consistent among all financial model team members, users and the eventual audience of the financial model results. A standard spreadsheet layout is also especially helpful when integrating the work of several [...]


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