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Financial modeling -- what to learn first
Posted on 6/16/13 at 11:17 am
Posted on 6/16/13 at 11:17 am
So I am looking to pickup some sort of programming skill and am trying to figure out what to learn first. My options seem to be java, c++ or become a master of excel. What do y'all think the best language would be to make me as marketable as possible in the financial and accounting world?
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Posted on 6/16/13 at 11:31 am to reb13
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What do y'all think the best language would be to make me as marketable as possible in the financial and accounting world?
If you plan on going into the O&G industry and doing modeling, learn the two you mentioned, Java and C++, but become an excel guru, especially with VBA.
Posted on 6/16/13 at 11:54 am to reb13
You really don't need to learn a programming language to become good w/ excel. I know enough VBA to write some macros but rarely use it.
Posted on 6/16/13 at 4:52 pm to reb13
ExcelIsFun
Subscribe to this guy's youtube channel. Hands down the best Excel resource I've found on youtube. He has tons of finance related excel videos too.
Subscribe to this guy's youtube channel. Hands down the best Excel resource I've found on youtube. He has tons of finance related excel videos too.
Posted on 6/17/13 at 10:43 am to reb13
I will ditto the sentiment that the solid base Excel foundation is the prerequisite for models and bottles moreso than a language.
The macros and advanced stuff we write/use are usually time-saver oriented or pure bells and whistles as opposed to critical model components.
A language is lagniappe, and parsimony can be a beautiful thing. It can be very frustrating to create a monstrosity and it not work or have to spend hours correcting a screwup in your build design because you wanted to overcomplicate things.
The macros and advanced stuff we write/use are usually time-saver oriented or pure bells and whistles as opposed to critical model components.
A language is lagniappe, and parsimony can be a beautiful thing. It can be very frustrating to create a monstrosity and it not work or have to spend hours correcting a screwup in your build design because you wanted to overcomplicate things.
This post was edited on 6/17/13 at 10:53 am
Posted on 6/19/13 at 7:54 pm to reb13
Has anyone taken a wall street prep course?
Posted on 6/20/13 at 8:36 pm to reb13
I do financial modeling and agree with excel , access and SQL. Vba is very useful sometimes. Learn how to use excel PowerPivot and you can work with large data sets in Excel, but there are times when Access or t-SQL are a must.
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