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Learn valuable tips and
techniques, not taught in school, that will polish your work
and improve your analysis skills
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Examine the ten traits of a
great analyst and take the self-assessment to gauge your
abilities
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Learn what it takes to become
best-in-class in performing an analyst’s most common tasks
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Analyze the six “recurring
sins” of corporate finance correspondence and learn how to
avoid them
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Discover the real answer to:
What’s more important—form
or substance?
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Review the most common
English and grammar mistakes made by analysts. Receive tips
to elevate your work to management-level quality
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Learn how to deliver written
and oral presentations with class and with maximum
effectiveness
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Discover the things that
management can’t stand in a variance analysis and how
you can make your analysis stand out from the rest
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Gain valuable insight on how
to improve the effectiveness of your budgeting process
including techniques for sanity-checking assumptions
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Review the critical factors
of a successful allocation process
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Examine the pro’s and con’s
of the various forecasting options that are available
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Discover what management
wants analysts to know about Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
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Review
the key elements of vendor analysis.
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Learn techniques for
analyzing financial statements and how you can determine if
a company is in trouble--essential tools in vendor analysis,
acquisition studies and competitive analysis
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Learn the key financial
statement accounts that are subject to management discretion
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Gain an appreciation of
financial statement ratio analysis and learn how to
interpret the results
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Examine the eight important
questions to ask when conducting a cash flow analysis
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Discover why reported net
income is a poor indicator of company performance
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Learn how to spot the seven
traits of high- and low-quality earnings
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Review the most common
financial statement “red flags” found in troubled companies
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Learn about the problems
faced at Worldcom and whether your company is at risk |
