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		<title>Analytical Tools in Financial Modeling – Vertical Analysis</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:00:05 +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>Capital Budgeting and the Pros and Cons of IRR and NPV</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 06:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Capital budgeting is an executive decision making technique that all good financial analysts should be familiar with, in order to ensure that their financial modeling and analysis skill set remains relevant and practical to business realities. Capital budgeting is essentially an assessment on whether a capital investment into a project or business asset is worth [...]


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		<title>Designing a Financial Model – Making it Idiot Proof</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Financial Modeling Guide</dc:creator>
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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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<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>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>Introduction to Managerial Accounting</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A short video introduction to Managerial Accounting, which explains the key operating concepts and terminology critical for any financial modeling and analysis professional to know. The video talks about how Managerial Accounting is all about providing economic and financial information to internal users and managers, essentially people who are running the business. Information that a [...]


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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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		<title>Analytical Tools in Financial Modeling – Financial Ratios</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 06:00:02 +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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		<title>Financial Ratios Primer</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 04:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In finance, a financial ratio is a ratio of selected values on a enterprise&#8217;s financial statements. There are many standard ratios used to evaluate the overall financial condition of a corporation or other organization, which any good financial modeler should be aware of when conducting a financial modeling exercise. Financial ratios are used by managers [...]


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