Choosing the right professional qualification can have a significant impact on a finance career. With several courses available today, students and working professionals often ask whether investing time and money in a CFA Course is actually worth it.
The answer depends largely on your career goals.
For individuals interested in investment analysis, portfolio management, equity research, asset...
Understand How Businesses Plan for Financial Stability
Financial planning helps businesses estimate their future requirements, allocate resources and prepare for changing operating conditions. Organisations need to consider expected income, expenditure, investment requirements and available resources before making important decisions. For students pursuing Cost and Management Accountancy,...
Introduction: Finance Runs on Models — Do You Know How to Build Them?
Every significant financial decision made in Indian corporate life today has a model behind it. When a startup raises a Series B round, an investor has run a returns model. When a listed company announces an acquisition, an investment bank has built an M&A accretion model. When a corporate CFO presents a five-year...
Introduction
If you are serious about a career in Indian finance, you have almost certainly asked this question: should I do a financial modeling and valuation course first, or start the CFA?
Both are respected. Both are demanding. Both are valued by employers. But they serve fundamentally different purposes — and the order in which you pursue them can meaningfully affect how quickly you...
The financial industry is not only about investments and profits. Every financial decision also involves some level of risk. Banks need to assess borrowers, investment firms need to monitor market movements, and financial organisations need systems to manage operational and credit risks.
This has created demand for professionals who understand financial risk and know how to analyse it.
For...