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Published inJun 2022
PublisherPackt
ISBN-139781803231143
Edition2nd Edition
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Shmuel Oluwa
Shmuel Oluwa
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Shmuel Oluwa

Shmuel Oluwa is a financial executive and seasoned instructor, of over 25 years, in a number of finance related fields, with a passion for imparting knowledge. He has developed considerable skill in the use of Microsoft Excel and has organised training courses in Business Excel, Financial Modeling with Excel, Forensics and Fraud Detection with Excel, Excel as an Investigative Tool, Accounting for Non-Accountants, Credit Analysis with Excel amongst others. He has given classes in Nigeria, Angola, Kenya and Tanzania but his online community of students covers several continents. Shmuel divides his time between London and Lagos with his pharmacist wife. He is fluent in 3 languages. English, Yoruba and Hebrew.
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You should now have a better idea of what constitutes a financial model. You should also understand the shortcomings of Excel, why some alternative tools are sometimes used, but also why Excel continues to be the favored tool for financial modeling.

In the next chapter, we will learn about and understand the various steps involved in creating a model.

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Author (1)

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Shmuel Oluwa

Shmuel Oluwa is a financial executive and seasoned instructor, of over 25 years, in a number of finance related fields, with a passion for imparting knowledge. He has developed considerable skill in the use of Microsoft Excel and has organised training courses in Business Excel, Financial Modeling with Excel, Forensics and Fraud Detection with Excel, Excel as an Investigative Tool, Accounting for Non-Accountants, Credit Analysis with Excel amongst others. He has given classes in Nigeria, Angola, Kenya and Tanzania but his online community of students covers several continents. Shmuel divides his time between London and Lagos with his pharmacist wife. He is fluent in 3 languages. English, Yoruba and Hebrew.
Read more about Shmuel Oluwa