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Excel tips for financial modeling

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Excel tips for financial modeling

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- [Instructor] Financial modeling is really as much an art as it is a science, but there are some basic tips that you should adhere to when you're building financial models. First of all, you need to understand that Excel is the main tool used by a variety of institutions, banks, corporations, et cetera, to really do financial modeling. And the reason for this is that it's so versatile. Excel can be tailored to whatever the specific situations or needs are of the company and the financial model they're trying to build. That's both its benefit and its drawback. There are no rules or checks in place to ensure accuracy unless you build them in. For that reason, you want to adhere to some common rules that are broadly used across industry. Try to color code your data so that you can distinguish between inputs and formulas. For example, maybe use blue and black for one and the other. Try to incorporate your standalone three-statement model on a single worksheet. Don't separate it into…

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