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Equity Research vs. Investment Banking: Careers, Compensation, Exits, and AI/Automation Risk

Mergers and Inquisitions

People are convinced that financial modeling in equity research is vastly different from investment banking and that research requires different or more specialized skills. So, for example, quarterly financial models are more common in equity research, as are detailed bottoms-up models used in initiating coverage reports.

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Corporate Finance Jobs: Cozy Careers, But Bad “Plan B” Options

Mergers and Inquisitions

Treasury is more important in an industry like commercial banking ( FIG ) than in industrials or consumer/retail because banks constantly issue Debt and Equity and change their Dividend and Stock Repurchase policies to comply with regulatory capital requirements. The key questions that corporate finance teams answer also vary.

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AMD posted a second-quarter earnings miss. Here’s what analysts had to say

CNBC: Investing

Overall, most analysts maintained their ratings on the stock, though some did raise their price targets. Lack of strong near term upside in GPU likely needed for stock to continue to maintain its premium, but MI400 is unchanged as a source of 2025 optimism — and key driver of value for the stock."

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Top DCF Modeling Courses for Aspiring Finance Professionals

OfficeHours

The discounted cash flow analysis, commonly referred to as the DCF, along with the Leverage Buyout Analysis, commonly referred to as the LBO, are some of the most commonly used and complex financial modeling techniques on the Street today. Are you preparing for the buyside?

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Convertible Securities

Wall Street Mojo

The critical feature of convertible securities is the option it provides to the holder to convert their securities into a predetermined number of shares of the underlying issuer’s common stock. Such securities can either be a bond or preferred shares, which can further be converted to common shares of a company stock.

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How to Read a Balance Sheet?

Wall Street Mojo

Unlock the art of financial modeling and valuation with a comprehensive course covering McDonald’s forecast methodologies, advanced valuation techniques, and financial statements. Inventory: Inventory is the stock of the company. In large businesses, it can be further segregated into common stock and preferred stock.

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Major BIWS Course Package and Price Changes Coming on June 30th, 2023 (Friday)

Mergers and Inquisitions

We are making major changes to the main BIWS financial modeling course in a few days, which I also wanted to announce directly on this site. And if you already have the current financial modeling course from a previous purchase, you’ll also have access to these 3 new courses, so you don’t have to do anything here.