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Chapter 1 What Is Financial Modelling? |
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What's the Difference between a Spreadsheet and a Financial Model? |
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Types and Purposes of Financial Models |
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What Skills Do You Need to Be a Good Financial Modeller? |
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The Ideal Financial Modeller |
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Chapter 2 Building a Model |
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The Golden Rules for Model Design |
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The Workbook Anatomy of a Model |
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Project Planning Your Model |
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Model Layout Flow Charting |
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Steps to Building a Model |
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Version-Control Documentation |
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37 | (2) |
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Chapter 3 Best Practice Principles of Modelling |
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Document Your Assumptions |
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Methods and Tools of Assumptions Documentation |
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Linked Dynamic Text Assumptions Documentation |
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48 | (3) |
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51 | (1) |
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Chapter 4 Financial Modelling Techniques |
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Error Avoidance Strategies |
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54 | (5) |
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How Long Should a Formula Be? |
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Linking to External Files |
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61 | (2) |
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63 | (3) |
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Avoid Error Displays in Formulas |
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66 | (1) |
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67 | (3) |
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Chapter 5 Using Excel in Financial Modelling |
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Formulas and Functions in Excel |
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71 | (2) |
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73 | (1) |
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76 | (6) |
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Nesting: Combining Simple Functions to Create Complex Formulas |
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84 | (2) |
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Cell Referencing Best Practices |
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86 | (3) |
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89 | (3) |
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Chapter 6 Functions for Financial Modelling |
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93 | (7) |
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100 | (6) |
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106 | (9) |
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115 | (6) |
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Financial Project Evaluation Functions |
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121 | (5) |
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126 | (5) |
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131 | (2) |
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Chapter 7 Tools for Model Display |
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133 | (40) |
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133 | (1) |
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133 | (6) |
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139 | (4) |
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143 | (4) |
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Bulletproofing Your Model |
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147 | (4) |
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Customising the Display Settings |
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151 | (6) |
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157 | (14) |
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171 | (2) |
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Chapter 8 Tools for Financial Modelling |
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Hiding Sections of a Model |
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173 | (5) |
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178 | (1) |
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179 | (5) |
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184 | (2) |
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186 | (4) |
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User-Defined Functions (UDFs) |
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Chapter 9 Common Uses of Tools in Financial Modelling |
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Escalation Methods for Modelling |
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201 | (5) |
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Understanding Nominal and Effective (Real) Rates |
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206 | (3) |
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Calculating Cumulative Totals |
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209 | (1) |
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How to Calculate a Payback Period |
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210 | (4) |
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Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) |
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214 | (2) |
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216 | (3) |
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Modelling Depreciation Methods |
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219 | (8) |
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227 | (6) |
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233 | (2) |
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235 | (16) |
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Rebuilding an Inherited Model |
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235 | (10) |
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Auditing a Financial Model |
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245 | (5) |
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250 | (1) |
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Chapter 11 Stress-Testing, Scenarios, and Sensitivity Analysis in Financial Modelling |
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What's the Difference between Scenario, Sensitivity, and What-If Analysis? |
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252 | (1) |
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Overview of Scenario Analysis Tools and Methods |
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253 | (8) |
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Advanced Conditional Formatting |
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261 | (3) |
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Comparing Scenario Methods |
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264 | (9) |
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273 | (2) |
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Chapter 12 Presenting Model Output |
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275 | (42) |
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Preparing an Oral Presentation for Model Results |
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275 | (1) |
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Preparing a Graphic or Written Presentation for Model Results |
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276 | (3) |
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279 | (12) |
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291 | (4) |
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295 | (2) |
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297 | (3) |
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Charting with Two Different Axes and Chart Types |
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300 | (2) |
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302 | (5) |
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307 | (9) |
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316 | (1) |
| About the Author |
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317 | (2) |
| About the Website |
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| Index |
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