FinMo – Corporate Finance Institute’s (CFI) Competition – My Experience
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Date02 Nov 2020
By Andrew Grigolyunovich, CFA, CFM, FMVA If you are interested in my last year’s experience with FinMo, you can read about it here: My FinMo 2019 – How Didn’t I Make It To The Top 20 at This Year’s FinMo (Financial Modeling Case Competition). My FinMo 2020 After my team launched the Financial Modeling World... Read More →
PART III Comparing Apples to Oranges: CFI and FMI Comparison. Differences Summarized
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Date12 Jun 2020
By Andrew Grigolyunovich, CFA, CFM and now FMVA CFI and FMI comparison is the third and the final article in the series of reviews of CFI and FMI designations. If you have missed the first two parts of the blog, you can access them here: PART I – Comparing Apples to Oranges: CFI vs.... Read More →
Comparing Apples to Oranges: CFI vs. FMI (Part 2. FMI Review)
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Date04 Jun 2020
By Andrew Grigolyunovich, CFA, CFM and now FMVA FMI Review is the second article in the series of reviews of CFI and FMI designations. If you have missed the first part of the blog, you can access it here: PART I – Comparing Apples to Oranges: CFI vs. FMI (Part 1. FMVA Review). Otherwise, enjoy... Read More →
Comparing Apples to Oranges: CFI vs. FMI (Part 1. FMVA Review)
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Date27 May 2020
By Andrew Grigolyunovich, CFA, CFM and now FMVA “Has anyone completed FMI certification? What are the differences and similarities compared to the FMVA certification? Thanks”. Over and over I see posts like this one on LinkedIn. The financial modeling groups did have some collective knowledge to advise. Still, most of the comments were concerning either... Read More →
THE KEY ASSUMPTIONS OF YOUR FINANCIAL MODEL
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Date21 May 2020
Planning Process The planning process should always start with goal setting – that is the part of the process that is so often omitted and forgotten, although it definitely shouldn’t be. Before you put any effort you should understand the reason you are doing so. Define what is expected from the company – high level... Read More →
ModelOff 2019 – My Experience
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Date28 Jan 2020
This was my 7th time taking part in ModelOff. I learned about the competition back in 2013, one year after they’ve already run the first tournament in 2012. I liked the idea as it was testing exactly the skills I was using every day at work. Since that time I haven’t miss any single year.... Read More →
How Didn’t I Make It To The Top 20 at This Year’s FinMo (Financial Modeling Case Competition)
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Date21 Jan 2020
My FinMo 2019 Have you taken part in this year’s Financial Modeling Case Competition? I’ve enjoyed it a lot and would like to share my experience. Even if you didn’t take part, this article could still be useful to you as long as you are interested in financial modeling. I have published my M&A financial... Read More →
What Can You Learn from Reviewing 23 Real Estate Financial Models that Are not The Best in the World
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Date07 Jan 2020
My followers know that one of the projects I’ve been working on for the last couple of months was creation of a real estate financial model for a US-based investment fund. They do a lot of deals, and in order to choose the best ones they need to evaluate dozens of proposals. The fund’s manager... Read More →
Prepare Your Business Better for the Future with Professional Financial Modeling Templates
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Date25 Nov 2019
A financial model can help a business in devising an effective financial forecast that reflects its finances and operations. This important financial tool is used for risk estimation and sales forecasts, and aims at representing the economic performance of a business entity. The forecast is typically based on the historical performance of the company and... Read More →