Data & Finance for Work & Life
Choosing the right modeling course is critical to success in commercial real estate. You need a tight grip on best practices, theory, and spreadsheet techniques… because you’ll need to be quick and agile to beat the competition. Whether you’re a student breaking in, making a career change, or a real estate entrepreneur, there’s a course […]
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Communication requires training. Even so-called “natural communicators” like Jim Rohn use continued learning to expand their influence and to build better relationships. “Take advantage of every opportunity to practice your communication skills so that when important occasions arise, you will have the gift, the style, the sharpness, the clarity, and the emotions to affect other
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Skill acquisition is important, whether it’s to pivot directions or diversify your assets for professional development. Examples include pivoting from finance to data analytics, or getting certified for AWS Cloud Computing. We’re in luck because e-learning platforms like PluralSight and Udemy provide digital spaces to do just this. The challenge is that it’s hard to
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Underwriters and auditors are separate and distinct jobs. While in some cases they may work on the same projects, they work under different scopes. Underwriters deal with risk and uncertainty, while auditors work with financial standards. An underwriter determines the value of risk involved in loans or insurance coverage, whereas an auditor ensures that a
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In a capitalist world based on debt, the roles of the lender and underwriter are crucial. Most people first hear of lenders and underwriters when they go to take out a loan for a house, but this is only a small fraction of their activity. Anywhere there is debt or marketable securities, as well as
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Finance and legal departments are simultaneously similar and different. They’re similar insofar as both play a supporting role in an organization, yet they’re different in terms of tools, mediums, and applicable skills. Lawyers are text-oriented thinkers whereas finance professionals look at numbers and financial statements. The good news is that they share fundamental cognitive skills:
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Finance and Administration is more than the sum of it’s parts. This article explains why. In most companies, the term “administration” applies to departments that play a supporting role for operational teams. Administrative departments include human resources (HR), public relations (PR), corporate development and strategy (CD&S), and of course, finance. The reason we call them
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Financial analysts are a necessity in almost every industry, but they have a unique set of responsibilities in healthcare. In an industry overwhelmed with a large aging population, a suddenly-larger number of people with insurance (including Medicare), and a shift from service-based care to value-based care, financial analysts are responsible for maintaining financial integrity and
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Finance is about money, and money requires math. However, most financial professionals only need basic knowledge in algebra and simple rules such as the order of operations to excel in their job. What’s most important is being fast with basic math, and having a critical mind to understand the three financial statements, as well as
Math for Financial Analysts: What do you really need? Read More »
If you’ve ever seen Wall Street, Margin Call, or any other classic money movie, the no-life working-man attitude in finance is hard to forget. Hollywood is partially responsible for this glum finance reputation. It’s why many people envision finance roles (and financial analyst roles in particular) as high-stress. However, a study by the United States
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