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		<title>Building a Financial Model &#8211; Creating a Log</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Financial Modeling Guide</dc:creator>
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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 to [...]


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		<title>Incremental Cash Flows In Financial Modeling</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
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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 from [...]


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		<title>Useful Speadsheet (Excel) Functions for Financial Modeling</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:13:05 +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, sensitivity [...]


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		<title>Designing a Financial Model &#8211; Standard Spreadsheet Layout</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Financial Modeling Guide</dc:creator>
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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 financial [...]


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		<title>What Every Financial Analyst Should Know About Excel</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Financial Modeling Guide</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The use of spreadsheets is today indispensable in financial modeling and analysis, or any finance and accounting job. Good, fundamental Excel training will help financial analysts build a solid foundation to master the use of spreadsheets right from the start of their financial career.
Once you’ve gained mastery on the basics of Excel, you may start [...]


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		<title>Building a Financial Model &#8211; Use Spreadsheet Cell Maps to Detect Errors</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Financial Modeling Guide</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When building a financial model, using cell maps at various points in the spreadsheet can quickly help identify cells that have been wrongly copied in a financial modeling project.
For instance, a cell map may help a good financial analyst quickly identify a constant in an array of calculation formulas on a spreadsheet, thereby alerting the [...]


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		<title>Building a Financial Model &#8211; Use Spreadsheet Check sums to Detect Errors</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When building a financial model, regularly inserting check-sums at various points in the financial model spreadsheet ensures no arithmetic errors.
A check-sum can be inserted to ensure that rows and columns of major blocks of calculation formula add up to the same number.
An inconsistent check-sum will therefore enable a good financial modeler to quickly identify and correct calculation [...]


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