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Financial Modeling education, Excel competitions, exciting academic research and more with Professor David C. Brown
Welcome to Financial Modeler's Corner (FMC) where we discuss the art and science of financial modeling with your host Paul Barnhurst. Financial Modeler's Corner is sponsored by Financial Modeling Institute (FMI) the most respected accreditations in Financial Modeling globally.
In this episode, Paul Barnhurst is joined by David C. Brown, an Associate Professor of Finance. David focuses on teaching finance and financial modeling, bringing his real-world experience to the classroom with his students. He is also heavily involved in helping students improve Excel skills, including running the Microsoft Excel Collegiate Championship (MECC)
He is very passionate about research and his work has been highlighted by the Wall Street Journal and MarketWatch.
Listen to this episode as David shares:
- His journey and background into Modeling
- His experience starting and running the Microsoft Excel Collegiate Challenge
- How Financial Modeling competitions help you grow and learn
- The key differences between modeling for competition and modeling for work
- His learning from his research and years of experience
- How he would structure the college finance program if he were in charge
- His latest research on Target Date Funds and how they perform relative to other retirement portfolios
- His position on controversial modeling issues, including circular references, dynamic arrays, modeling standards, and more
Sign up for the Advanced Financial Modeler Accreditation or FMI Fundamentals Today and receive 15% off by using the special show code podcast.
Visit www.fminstitute.com/podcast and use code podcast to save 15% when you register.
Go to https://earmarkcpe.com , download the app, take the quiz and you can receive CPE credit.
Follow David:
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@docbrownexcels
Website - https://www.davidclaytonbrown.com/
E-mail - dcbrown@email.arizona.edu
· To learn more about Microsoft Excel Collegiate Challenge, visit this website- https://mecc.college/
Follow Paul:
Website - https://www.thefpandaguy.com/
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/thefpandaguy/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thefpandaguy/
TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thefpandaguy
Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheFPandAGuy
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@thefpaguy8376
Quotes:
“ Collegiate Challenge is not about being the best, its about challenging yourself, learning more and getting better at it. ”
“ If you understand Python you can figure out Excel. ”
“ Excel is the way to get people into data analytics. ”
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