In the 42nd session of Chandoo.org podcast, Let’s talk about money. We are going to learn about various concepts that are vital for doing financial analysis and building models.
What is in this session?
In this podcast,
- Quick announcement about Awesome August
- 5 key finance concepts
- Time value of money
- Compound interest
- Risk free rate of return
- Net Present Value – NPV
- Internal Rate of Return – IRR
- Case study – Uber vs. Your car
- Conclusions
Listen to this session
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Resources to learn about financial analysis & modeling
Uber vs. Your car – Analysis model
Please click here to download the Uber vs. Your car analysis workbook.
Finance concepts:
- NPV – what is it and how to calculate it in Excel?
- IRR – how to calculate it?
- CAGR – how to calculate it?
- Introduction to financial modeling using Excel – 6 part tutorial
Case studies:
- Cost vs. benefit analysis – which bulbs to use?
- Interactive mortgage calculator
- How much money you need to retire?
Advanced concepts:
- Project finance modeling in Excel – case study
- Data tables & Montecarlo simulations in Excel – Gold mine case study
Recommended courses:
- Financial Modeling school from Chandoo.org – this online course teaches you all the concepts necessary to build full-length valuation & analysis models using Excel
- 50 Ways to analyze data from Chandoo.org – this online course makes you awesome in all aspects of data analysis, reporting & visual analysis using Excel
Transcript of this session:
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According to you, What are key concepts for financial analysis?
I shared my opinion and explained 5 concepts in the podcast. Now its your turn.
Tell me what are the key concepts to master if someone needs to learn about financial analysis & modeling? Please share your thoughts and inputs in the comments section.
30 Responses to “Great News: Chandoo becomes MVP”
Congratulations! It's well deserved. 🙂
This is amazing. Hearty congratulations and a rocking new year ahead!!!
Congrats! I have learnt alot from your site... and the most important is learning how to achieve the most with the simplest concepts.
Thanks for the excel calendar. Is it possible to get a simple big fonted calendar printable on an A4 size paper without any distracive notes or visuals? BTW, I have already signed up for your newsletter. With warm regards and
Gratefully yours
50+ year old CHarish.
Hey Chandoo,
Great to hear that. Congratulations! The best new year gift, I would say. Keep it up, u've been doing extraordinary work for the excel users community.
Regards,
Pankaj Verma
Congrats dude... fantastic news!
congratulations! your site is great, this is well deserved
Rich
I recently found your site, I visit many. The tips that you provide are in the top 1% of all the sites I visit. Keep on Excelling.
Arnold
South Africa
Congratulations, Chandoo! That's a great way to start the year and make the PHD even better.
Congratulations, Chandoo.
Your site is one of most useful on the net. Happy new year and lot of ideas you will present for us.
Congrats.
Just read your name in an email from Abhishek. Well deserved.
Congratulations, and Happy New Year.
Greetings from Rio de Janeiro my friend! You trully deserve it!
Nive way to start 2009! Keep up the good work!
FC
That was quite forseeable , so you have now really got your PhD in excel.
Anyways Chandoo you have made excel a real Fun doo
I will like you to write some more on INDEX and MATCH function in near future.
@Hey Chandoo ! Congrates....
Ab to treat mangta hai !
Well deserved Chandoo!!
Congrat's!! Very well deserved 🙂
i always browsed mr.excel and used to see MVP writtne below names of people who used to solve queries in excel forum there......i just used to admire as to what they have special in them that they are MVP......
but now i got my answer...............u deserve it man..........
@All: thanks everyone 🙂
Congratulations Chandoo, nice job!
Chandoo,
A well deserved recognition and a good start to the New Year. Continue your good work.
Subbu
Many Congratulations.
You deserve a Ph.D. 🙂
congrats.....
Congrats dude. Rock on!
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Respected sir,
I am impressed!.... Good job done.. Keep it up...
Sir, How to be a MVP certified person. What level of knowledge is required for it? send me links if possible.
Please reply...
Regards,
Dipak Khalasi.
Dipak -
The first thing you need to cultivate is the ability to search the web effectively. You could start by Googling "Microsoft MVP".
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Congrats Chandoo!!
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