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Best Investment Banking Courses ranked by Bankers (2021)

In Finance Courses & Certifications by Gaurav SharmaUpdated On: December 6th, 2020

The reason companies spend billions on branding each year is because it makes the buyer more confident about purchasing their product. The product has to be good, obviously, but it also has to stand out. Hundreds of candidates apply for …

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Best Financial Modeling Courses ranked by Bankers (2021)

In Finance Courses & Certifications by Gaurav SharmaUpdated On: December 6th, 2020

Financial Modeling is an integral part of what you do in finance in general and banking in particular. In fact, it might be all you do for the first few years of your career. Setting yourself apart during the recruitment …

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Best Wealth Management Courses ranked by Bankers (2021)

In Finance Courses & Certifications by Gaurav SharmaUpdated On: December 2nd, 2020

Wealth Management (called Private Banking by some banks) is a rapidly growing field within finance. It is driven by the rapid economic growth of the last three decades, which has been further compounded by the rapid increase in prosperity in …

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Best Credit Analysis Courses ranked by Bankers (2021)

In Finance Courses & Certifications by Gaurav SharmaUpdated On: December 2nd, 2020

Credit analysis is a foundational concept in banking. It forms the basis of corporate and retail lending, and also project finance, commercial real estate, trade finance lending, debt capital markets etc. If you are interested in a role in corporate …

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Best Project Finance Courses (2021) ranked by Bankers

In Finance Courses & Certifications by Gaurav SharmaUpdated On: December 2nd, 2020

Finance roles usually tend to be quite abstract. You spend most of your time poring over spreadsheets or communicating remotely with clients or other stakeholders. That’s just the way it is. But I was always a bit envious of my …

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Best Corporate Finance Courses ranked by Bankers (2021)

In Finance Courses & Certifications by Gaurav SharmaUpdated On: December 2nd, 2020

Corporate Finance is the bedrock of investment and corporate banking. No wonder then that business schools spend a good chunk of the first year teaching students the basics of corporate finance. This knowledge almost always comes handy and is utilized …

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Best Excel/ VBA Courses ranked by Bankers (2021)

In Finance Courses & Certifications by Gaurav SharmaUpdated On: December 2nd, 2020

Despite of all the billions being poured into AI, machine learning and cognitive intelligence tools, good old Excel still remains the most reliable tool in a Banker’s arsenal. No matter what side of finance you work in, Excel is going …

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Best M&A Courses/ Certifications ranked by Bankers (2021)

In Finance Courses & Certifications by Gaurav SharmaUpdated On: December 7th, 2020

Mergers & Acquisitions are  inseparable components of corporate growth strategy. From SMEs to international conglomerates, mergers  drive growth, produce synergy and create additional value out of thin air. But these M&A transactions can be very costly and tricky to get …

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Best Risk Management Certifications/ Courses (2021) ranked by Bankers

In Finance Courses & Certifications by Gaurav SharmaUpdated On: December 2nd, 2020

Risk Management has taken on a new impetus since the 2007 financial crisis. The global financial collapse proved that the old risk management and credit rating systems were faulty. They were based on assumptions about event probabilities that were inaccurate. …

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Best Portfolio/ Asset Management Courses (2021) ranked by Bankers

In Finance Courses & Certifications by Gaurav SharmaUpdated On: December 2nd, 2020

Portfolio Management is a science and it is an art form. There is a lot of economic theory that goes into managing a portfolio of assets and no portfolio manager can succeed without this statistical, econometric and financial knowledge. However, …

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Best Financial Analysis Courses ranked by Bankers (2021)

In Finance Courses & Certifications by Gaurav SharmaUpdated On: December 2nd, 2020

“Financial Analyst” is as broad a term as you can come across in finance. A financial analyst can be someone building projections for the next quarter for a shoe manufacturer to someone analysing the returns on investment grade emerging market …

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Best Business/ Startup Valuation Courses ranked by Bankers (2021)

In Finance Courses & Certifications by Gaurav SharmaUpdated On: December 2nd, 2020

Valuation is perhaps one of the most important skills in investment banking and corporate finance. So much of the finance world revolves around investing in debt or equities, acquiring other businesses or divisions or lending to these businesses. All of …

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Best Fixed Income/ DCM/ Bonds Courses (2021) ranked by Bankers

In Finance Courses & Certifications by Gaurav SharmaUpdated On: December 2nd, 2020

The worlds debt markets dwarf the equity markets. Everyone from national governments, and multilateral institutions to large corporations and even city councils issue bonds. An army of skilled finance professionals handle the issuance of these bonds in the primary market …

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Best Quantitative Finance courses (2021) ranked by Bankers

In Finance Courses & Certifications by Gaurav SharmaUpdated On: December 2nd, 2020

Quantitative Finance/ Financial Engineering has a reputation for being a hard-to-get-into field, but it still attracts thousands of very bright young minds each year. The role of a quant or a quantitative trader has been romanticised by the media and …

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Best Accounting Courses ranked by Bankers (2021)

In Finance Courses & Certifications by Gaurav SharmaUpdated On: December 2nd, 2020

Accounting is the language of business and you need to speak this language if you intend to do well in any finance or general business role. Accountants are not only the record keepers of financial and business transactions, they are …

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Best Derivatives Courses (2021) ranked by Bankers

In Finance Courses & Certifications by Gaurav SharmaUpdated On: December 2nd, 2020

Derivatives are one of the best things to happen to finance and even large main street companies. They allow for cheaply and quickly hedging risks or underlying exposures in a highly liquid market. For all their beauty and complexity, derivatives …

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Best Trade Finance Courses/ Certifications (2021) ranked by Bankers

In Finance Courses & Certifications by Gaurav SharmaUpdated On: December 2nd, 2020

Trade Finance careers offer a unique opportunity to feel the pulse of global commerce or even help build local supply chains. It straddles a fine line between main street and the banks that finance them. You get a feel for …

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Best Business Analytics Courses ranked by Bankers (2021)

In Finance Courses & Certifications by Gaurav SharmaUpdated On: December 12th, 2020

Business Analytics (BA) is a ridiculously rapidly growing field within finance. BA provides corporate leadership with data driven insights to manage and grow their businesses. In that sense, it essentially is a combination of in-house market research, data science and …

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Best FRM Prep Courses & Study Material (2021)

In Finance Courses & Certifications, FRM by Gaurav SharmaUpdated On: December 2nd, 2020

The FRM certification has been consistently gaining popularity over the last decade or so. Banks, corporations and regulators alike were shocked into action after the last financial crisis and Risk Management is now more important in all areas of banking …

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Bionic Turtle FRM Course Reviewed by Bankers (2021)

In Finance Courses & Certifications, FRM by Gaurav SharmaUpdated On: December 2nd, 2020

I look back with fondness at the simpler days when I was preparing for my FRM Level 1 exam over a decade ago. The pleasantness of that memory can undeniably be attributed to nostalgia though. Because I can assure you …

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Career Options as a Certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM)

In Finance Courses & Certifications, FRM by Gaurav SharmaUpdated On: August 25th, 2020

As per the Global Association of Risk Professionals (the entity that awards the FRM certification), 9 of the top 10 FRM recruiters in the world are banks. Due to the very nature of the FRM core curriculum, it is a …

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Why Become a Certified FRM (Financial Risk Manager)?

In Finance Courses & Certifications, FRM by Gaurav SharmaUpdated On: August 25th, 2020

Risk Management is more important than ever before. The business cycle of boom and bust has quickened and we seem to be getting a crisis every decade. Banks, Regulators, large corporate and small businesses alike are focusing on Financial Risk …

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