Knowledge Base and Certification
Financial Analysis Knowledge Base
The Financial Analysis Knowledge Base is an online training program for financial analysis and Excel modeling featuring more than 1,000 pages of content and interactive model-building exercises.
Co-authored by a team of former investment bankers and Wharton professor Robert Holthausen, the Knowledge Base bridges the gap between the corporate finance taught in textbooks and the spreadsheet-intensive financial modeling practiced in the real world.
FactSet clients: e-mail webmaster@factset.com to learn how the Knowledge Base can be integrated within your FactSet solution.
Students, professors, and business associations: to order the Knowledge Base and Certification, visit www.factset.com/dealmavenstore.
With Knowledge Base Level I, you'll learn how to:
- Build a spreadsheet model while learning key finance concepts
- Create integrated financial statements using Excel best practices
- Perform scenario, transaction, DCF, and “comp” company analysis
With Knowledge Base Level II, you'll learn how to:
- Build LBO and M&A Accretion/Dilution analyses
- Learn advanced transaction analysis through study of LBO
Financial Modeling Certification
The Financial Analysis Knowledge Base is a web-based training resource teaching the hands-on analytical skills needed by investment bankers and corporate finance analysts. The 70+ hours of self-paced web-based content and examination material is certified by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) and is used by numerous Wall Street training programs.
Subscribers who complete the full Level I and Level II programs, including case study and LBO model-building exercises, are eligible to receive FactSet's Certification in Applied Financial Modeling and Certification in Advanced Financial Modeling, which can be used to acquire NASBA Continuing Professional Education credits.