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		<title>The Financial Modelers’ Manifesto</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 06:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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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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<li><a href='http://www.financialmodelingguide.com/financial-modeling-tips/tips/banking-financial-terms/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Key Banking &#038; Financial Terms'>Key Banking &#038; Financial Terms</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.financialmodelingguide.com/financial-modeling-tips/tips/historical-data/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: How To Identify &#038; Use Good Historical Data For A Financial Model'>How To Identify &#038; Use Good Historical Data For A Financial Model</a></li>
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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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<li><a href='http://www.financialmodelingguide.com/financial-modeling-tips/tips/sales-demand-forecasting/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Forecasting Sales and Demand in a Financial Model'>Forecasting Sales and Demand in a Financial Model</a></li>
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		<title>Key Steps in Financial Modeling</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 05:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Financial Modeling Guide</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are 5 key steps that enable individual financial analysts and financial modeling teams to develop realistic and credible financial models in a structured manner. By following this simple approach carefully and in a disciplined manner, you will be able to develop financial models that are robust, manageable, easy to understand &#38; delegate, and error-free. [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.financialmodelingguide.com/financial-modeling-tips/planning/financial-model-deliverables/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Planning a Financial Model &#8211; Define Key Deliverables'>Planning a Financial Model &#8211; Define Key Deliverables</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.financialmodelingguide.com/financial-modeling-tips/planning/idiot-proof-financial-model/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Designing a Financial Model – Making it Idiot Proof'>Designing a Financial Model – Making it Idiot Proof</a></li>
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		<title>Top 5 Resources for Financial Analysts to Assess The Subprime Mortgage Crisis</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 06:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Financial Modeling Guide</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Much has been spoken about the subprime mortgage crisis and its impact on the U.S and wider global economy in 2008 and beyond. However, in midst of all the rhetoric, how can a financial analyst get around to really assessing the impact of the crisis, and make better decisions regarding your business, stock portfolio, real [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.financialmodelingguide.com/financial-modeling-tips/tips/financial-modelers-manifesto/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The Financial Modelers’ Manifesto'>The Financial Modelers’ Manifesto</a></li>
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		<title>Financial Modeling Discipline &#8211; Consistent Scales, Units and Labels</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 06:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Financial Modeling Guide</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A good financial analyst gets the time scales and units right, and labels clearly and consistently throughout the financial model. Such good practice will help eliminate human errors in a financial modeling exercise, and ensure that results are robust and accurate. Be explicit about assumptions related to inflation indices and percent changes in your financial [...]


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		<title>Understanding Return on Capital and Cost of Capital</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 06:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Financial Modeling Guide</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This simple but essential video explains the financial concept of the return on capital and the cost of capital. A very useful nugget of information for beginners in corporate finance, financial analysis, financial valuation and financial modeling. In the simplest and most basic financial terms, the cost of capital is the amount of interest that [...]


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		<title>Building A Magazine Publisher Financial Model</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 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>Key Banking &amp; Financial Terms</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:57:43 +0000</pubDate>
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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, 12 Mar 2010 06:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The television network industry is in flux, as networks struggle to retain the attention of viewers who spend an increasing amount of their time and media consumption on other mediums such as the internet. Fragmentation of this viewer audience is forcing traditional television players, the networks and studios, to reach out where the audience lives. [...]


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