Make informed business decisions with the beginner's guide to financial 
modeling using Microsoft Excel Financial Modeling in Excel For Dummies is 
your comprehensive guide to learning how to create informative, 
enlightening financial models today. Not a math whiz or an Excel power- 
user? No problem! All you need is a basic understanding of Excel to start 
building simple models with practical hands-on exercises and before you 
know it, you'll be modeling your way to optimized profits for your busines 
in no time. Excel is powerful, user-friendly, and is most likely already 
installed on your computer--which is why it has so readily become the most 
popular financial modeling software. This book shows you how to harness 
Excel's capabilities to determine profitability, develop budgetary 
projections, model depreciation, project costs, value assets and more. 
You'll learn the fundamental best practices and know-how of financial 
modeling, and how to put them to work for your business and your clients. 
You'll learn the tools and techniques that bring insight out of the 
numbers, and make better business decisions based on quantitative evidence 
You'll discover that financial modeling is an invaluable resource for your 
business, and you'll wonder why you've waited this long to learn how! 
Companies around the world use financial modeling for decision making, to 
steer strategy, and to develop solutions. This book walks you through the 
process with clear, expert guidance that assumes little prior knowledge. 
Learn the six crucial rules to follow when building a successful financial 
model Discover how to review and edit an inherited financial model and 
align it with your business and financial strategy Solve client problems, 
identify market projections, and develop business strategies based on 
scenario analysis Create valuable customized templates models that can 
become a source of competitive advantage From multinational corporations t 
the mom-and-pop corner store, there isn't a business around that wouldn't 
benefit from financial modeling