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Excel, Finance, & Investing Summer Program (High School & College)

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Overview

Learn Microsoft Excel, finance, and stock market investing in this interactive, live online summer course for high school students.

Syllabus

Excel for Business Fundamentals

Introduction

  • Interface
  • Data Entry

Formulas

  • Autofill
  • Calculations
  • True or False
  • AutoSum Functions
  • Text Functions
  • Multi-Input Functions
  • Absolute Cell References

Formatting

  • Formatting
  • Format Painter
  • Conditional Format

Charts & Tables

  • Line Chart
  • Column Chart
  • Pie Chart
  • Tables

Workbook Management

  • Printing
  • Worksheets
  • Repeat Action
  • Shortcuts

End of Class Project

  • Using Formulas to Analyze Financial Data
  • Save and Close

Intermediate Excel for Business

Worksheet Management

  • Navigation
  • Paste Special

Working with Text

  • Splitting Text
  • Joining Text
  • Named Ranges
  • Data Validation
  • Sort & Filter
  • Remove Duplicates

Database Functions

  • VLOOKUP
  • HLOOKUP
  • VLOOKUP - Closet Match

Logical Functions

  • AND, OR
  • IF statements

Pivot Tables

  • Pivot Tables
  • Pivot Tables & Grouping
  • Multiple Pivot Tables

Statistical Functions

  • Ranking
  • COUNTIFS
  • SUMIFS

Advanced Charts

  • Combo Charts
  • Use Charts & Functions to Build a Financial Summary Excel Sheet

Advanced Excel for Finance

Excel for Financial Modeling

  • Advanced techniques to Expedite Workflow
  • Advanced Analytical Tools & Sensitivity Analysis
  • Database Functions for Finance
  • Functions for Financial Analysis

Stock Market Fundementals

Introduction to Stocks

  • Stock Fundamentals
  • Stock indices
  • Liquidity
  • Dividend Yields
  • Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)

Intermediate Stock Topics

  • Market Capitlization
  • P/E Ratios
  • EV/EBITDA Mutiples
  • Stock Movement
  • Earnings Release
  • Interest Rates
  • Economic Trends

Bond Investing + Stock Options

  • Types of Bonds
  • Bond Pricing, Yields, and Spread
  • Credit Ratings & Risks
  • Call & Put Options
  • Option Strategies & Hedging

Foundational Accounting Topics

Intro to Accounting

  • Financial Reports
  • Types of Financial Statements
  • GAAP
  • Cash vs. Accural Accounting

Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Statement

  • Essential Line Items
  • Profit Ratios & Margins
  • Depreciation and Amortization
  • EBITDA
  • Assets = Liabilties + Stockholder's Equity
  • Changes in PP&E
  • Working Capital
  • Cash flow from Investing, Financing, and Operations
  • Indirect Method

Corporate Finance & Financial Modeling

Introduction to Corporate Finance

  • Enterprise value
  • Financial Accounting & Statement Analysis
  • Three Statement Model
  • Intro to DCF Modeling
  • Sensitivity Analysis

Company Analysis

  • Discuss the business model and value drivers of a public restaurant company
  • Capital Structure:Calculate the total enterprise value and build a capital structure table
  • Ratios: Calculate the financial ratios
  • Decide if this is a good or bad investment

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