Michael McDonald
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Discover how to use Microsoft Excel to quickly create financial forecasts with analytics and big data.
Big data is transforming the world of business. Yet many people don't understand what big data and business intelligence are, or how to use that data to evaluate key metrics for their firm in the future. This course addresses that knowledge gap, giving business people practical methods to create financial forecasts with business analytics and big...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to make informed trading decisions by using software tools—like Excel, Python, R, and Stata—to build models or algorithms that use quantitative, testable investment rules.
Business intelligence is one of the fastest growing areas of business, especially for financial investing. This project-based course focuses on using different types of software to build models (algorithms) that can trade stocks and other financial products. Michael...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Learn about the applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in business, and explore emerging opportunities in the space.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the way we interact with our mobile devices, our healthcare providers, and even our cars. In this project-based course, Dr. Michael McDonald focuses specifically on the applications of AI in business, as well as emerging opportunities in the space. After discussing the basics of AI and...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to build financial models that can be used in corporate finance, investment banking, and for firm valuation.
By distilling key information regarding cash flow levels and risks, financial modeling helps decision-makers make informed choices based on data analytics that move their firms forward. In this course, learn how to build financial models that can be used in corporate finance, investment banking, commercial banking, and portfolio...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Become a better accountant with the power of Microsoft Excel. Learn how to use it for general ledger entry, forecasting, business valuation, interacting with QuickBooks, and more.
Become a better accountant, bookkeeper, or financial analyst with Microsoft Excel. Excel can be used for profit-and-loss (P&L) reporting, forecasting sales, business valuation, quickly analyzing data from programs like QuickBooks, and more. This course shows you how to...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Discover how to use Excel for essential tasks required in corporate finance. Learn investments selection, determine your cost of capital, and perform operational budgeting.
Learn how to use Excel for the bread-and-butter tasks required by corporate finance and financial planning and analysis (FP&A) professionals. In this hands-on course, Professor Michael McDonald steps through how to leverage this powerful tool for capital budgeting and corporate...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to use pricing analysis to maximize firm profits with scenario analysis, price optimization, and data analytics in Excel.
Discover how to make smarter product pricing decisions that maximize your organization's profits. In this course, instructor Michael McDonald goes over using scenario analysis, price optimization, and variance analysis to model the data analytics behind pricing . Michael explains how to determine bundle pricing in a...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Learn about the opportunities that exist at the intersection of finance and technology. Explore specific applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in finance.
Robo-advisors, cryptocurrencies, and other technological innovations have been disrupting the finance world for years, challenging old ways of working with innovative new processes. There's even a word for the intersection of finance and technology: fintech. Curious about how fintech and...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Quickly create financial forecasts using big data, predictive analytics, and Microsoft Excel.
Big data has transformed the world of business. Yet many people don't understand what big data and business intelligence are, or how to apply the techniques to their day-to-day jobs. This course addresses that knowledge gap, giving businesspeople practical methods to create quick and relevant business forecasts using big data. Join Professor Michael McDonald...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to use Excel for key managerial accounting tasks. In this hands-on course, explore performing variance analysis, doing activity-based costing, and using ratio analysis.
Management accountants help executives make smarter, more informed business decisions. By providing advice and frequent, detailed internal updates, they help clarify their firm's current financial standing—and suggest how to boost profits going forward. In this hands-on...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to use Excel to forecast sales more effectively. Instructor Michael McDonald offers a primer on sales forecasting, regression analysis, data set construction, and more.
Creating accurate and reliable sales forecasts is essential for any sales leader. Professor Michael McDonald shows how to use Excel to forecast sales more effectively, beginning with a quick primer on sales forecasting, then explaining the business intelligence used in forecasting...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to effectively navigate your finances to ensure you have a successful financial future. This course discusses savings, investments, insurance, and retirement.
How do banks work? Are you saving enough for retirement? Considering the answers to these questions and understanding financial basics is critical to planning a strong financial future. This course breaks down the mystery around the financial industry and provides practical knowledge...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Learn about the opportunities that exist at the intersection of finance and technology. Explore specific applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in finance.
Roboadvisors, cryptocurrencies, and other technological innovations have been disrupting the finance world for years, challenging old ways of working with innovative new processes. There's even a word for the intersection of finance and technology: fintech. Curious about how fintech and...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to develop a back-tested, rules-based stock trading strategy and program a simple trading algorithm of your own.
Many stock market trades are conducted with algorithms, computer programs that buy or sell stocks according to mathematical formulas. These equity trades happen at a speed and frequency that humans cannot replicate. It's important for finance professionals and everyone who invests in the stock market to know how these algorithms...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Find out how to use big data to perform regression analysis for economic forecasting in Microsoft Excel.
Economics affects us all each day—from issues like inflation to the health of the economy and risk of a recession. In this course, learn how to harness economic data to do economic analysis and forecasting to gain key business insights and analyze market conditions. Join professor Michael McDonald as he demonstrates how to harness the wealth...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Discover the best ways to use Excel for a variety of key tasks in the insurance, commercial banking, and investment banking fields.
Across the world of banking and finance, Excel is simply indispensable. This critical tool serves as a blank canvas for building business and financial models of all types. In this course, instructor Michael McDonald shows banking professionals how to use Excel to model key questions in the fields of insurance, commercial...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Learn to build effective and versatile financial models to forecast sales, profits, operations, costs, assets and liabilities, and more in Microsoft Excel.
Excel is the most widely used data analysis software on the market, but many people in business are not using it to its full potential. Excel can be a great tool for building financial and operational models, allowing users to understand what may happen in the future and how the business can position...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Discover how to complete and submit business tax forms. Learn what needs to be submitted to the IRS, when it needs to be submitted, and the essentials of completing these tax forms.
Whether you're a professional accountant or a manager at a small-sized firm, navigating business taxes can be intimidating. Business taxes are an ongoing process for most businesses, with multiple due dates throughout the year. This course was designed to unlock the mystery...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to leverage cutting-edge generative AI tools like ChatGPT to make more effective and profitable business decisions.
Generative AI—and ChatGPT, in particular—have captured the imagination of the general public as well as the interest of the entire global business community. While there are still significant issues and problems with generative AI tools, the technology has now progressed to such a pivotal point that it can provide clear...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Learn how behavioral finance—the psychology of investing—can lead to better financial decisions and investments.
When it comes to money, even the most rational people can be swayed by bias and emotion. Behavioral finance uses psychology to explain why investors make bad financial decisions. In this course, professor Michael McDonald explores the basics of behavioral finance and how it impacts market performance as well as individual decision-marking...