Financial Modeling Courses, Tutorials, Reference and Glossary

1. Go beyond the spreadsheet - Accelerate your career and bridge from the spreadsheet to a programming language.
2. Data overload - Avoid getting lost in the myraid of data points thrown at you every day.
3. Formula notation - Rely less on greek symbols and focus on concepts.
4. Viewpoints - Filter through opinions, philosophies, biases and sales pitches.
5. Have a plan - Use an academically conceived roadmap that is built practically.
6. Structure - Build a structured process around how you see the world, one step at a time, leaning on technology, so it's measurable and repeatable.
7. Stay ahead - Keep your advantage and stay ahead of technological change.

by Paul Alan Davis, CFA

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What Can You Learn Here?

We lean on advancements over the last 60 years in Finance highlighting changes brought on by the proliferation of computers.

• History - portfolio theory, academic influences, innovators
• Philosophy - fundamental, technical, quantitative, passive
• Process - portfolio management, risk management, performance attribution
• Practice - software vendors, experience, insights, pitfalls to avoid
• Technology - Excel and the Python scientific stack

From there we highlight future directions and technologies, like Python, MySQL databases and publishing in the cloud.

If crunching numbers with Python is your thing, our Technology tutorials supplement what you learn here.

Tutorials in Finance

Tutorials are freely accessible here and on YouTube so have a look around.

Current Tutorials

Reference Material

Upcoming Tutorials and Reference Material

The following projects are under continued development.

• Quant 101
• Additional Glossary terms
• Additional Innovators

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