There are countless Financial Modeling courses, tutorials, articles available online, but for some, having a book is still a necessity to learn. This is an up-to-date list of recommended books.
- Hands-On Financial Modeling with Microsoft Excel 2019: Build practical models for forecasting, valuation, trading, and growth analysis using Excel 2019 (2019)
- Financial Modeling in Excel For Dummies (2017)
- Microsoft Excel Data Analysis and Business Modeling (5th Edition) (2016)
- Regression Modeling with Actuarial and Financial Applications (International Series on Actuarial Science) (2009)
- Foundations of Real Estate Financial Modelling (2018)
- Financial Modeling For Equity Research: A Step-by-Step Guide to Earnings Modeling and Stock Valuation for Investment Analysis (2019)
- Financial Analysis and Modeling Using Excel and VBA, 2nd Edition (2009)
- Foundations of Real Estate Financial Modelling (2015)
- Financial Modeling For Equity Research: A Step-by-Step Guide to Earnings Modeling (2017)
- Financial Analysis with Microsoft Excel 2016, 8E (2017)
- Financial Modeling using R (2018)
- Financial Modeling for Business Owners and Entrepreneurs: Developing Excel Models to Raise Capital, Increase Cash Flow, Improve Operations, Plan Projects, and Make Decisions (2014)
Hands-On Financial Modeling with Microsoft Excel 2019: Build practical models for forecasting, valuation, trading, and growth analysis using Excel 2019 (2019)
Financial modeling is a core skill required by anyone who wants to build a career in finance. Hands-On Financial Modeling with Microsoft Excel 2019 examines various definitions and relates them to the key features of financial modeling with the help of Excel. This book will help you understand financial modeling concepts using Excel, and provides you with an overview of the steps you should follow to build an integrated financial model.
Financial Modeling in Excel For Dummies (2017)
Financial Modeling in Excel For Dummies is your comprehensive guide to learning how to create informative, enlightening financial models today. Not a math whiz or an Excel power-user? No problem! All you need is a basic understanding of Excel to start building simple models with practical hands-on exercises and before you know it, you’ll be modeling your way to optimized profits for your business in no time.
Microsoft Excel Data Analysis and Business Modeling (5th Edition) (2016)
Master business modeling and analysis techniques with Microsoft Excel 2016, and transform data into bottom-line results. Written by award-winning educator Wayne Winston, this hands on, scenario-focused guide helps you use Excel’s newest tools to ask the right questions and get accurate, actionable answers. This edition adds 150+ new problems with solutions, plus a chapter of basic spreadsheet models to make sure you’re fully up to speed.
Regression Modeling with Actuarial and Financial Applications (International Series on Actuarial Science) (2009)
Statistical techniques can be used to address new situations. This is important in a rapidly evolving risk management and financial world. Analysts with a strong statistical background understand that a large data set can represent a treasure trove of information to be mined and can yield a strong competitive advantage.
Foundations of Real Estate Financial Modelling (2018)
Foundations of Real Estate Financial Modelling, Second Edition is specifically designed to provide the scalable basis of pro forma modelling for real estate projects. The book introduces students and professionals to the basics of real estate finance theory prior to providing a step-by-step guide for financial real estate model construction using Excel.
Financial Modeling For Equity Research: A Step-by-Step Guide to Earnings Modeling and Stock Valuation for Investment Analysis (2019)
From the Author: This is not another boring, impossible to read, thousand-page textbook. On the contrary, this is an exciting journey into the world of Wall Street-style financial modeling. The motivation behind this book comes from my days as a new research analyst, trying to juggle the demands of 80-plus hour work weeks, FINRA exams, and client meetings, while attempting to learn the basics of modeling.
Financial Analysis and Modeling Using Excel and VBA, 2nd Edition (2009)
Note: This ISBN is the standalone book, does not include CD-ROM.An updated look at the theory and practice of financial analysis and modeling Financial Analysis and Modeling Using Excel and VBA, Second Edition presents a comprehensive approach to analyzing financial problems and developing simple to sophisticated financial models in all major areas of finance using Excel 2007 and VBA (as well as earlier versions of both).
Foundations of Real Estate Financial Modelling (2015)
Foundations of Real Estate Financial Modelling is specifically designed to provide an overview of pro forma modelling for real estate projects. The book introduces students and professionals to the basics of real estate finance theory before providing a step-by-step guide for financial model construction using Excel. The idea that real estate is an asset with unique characteristics which can be transformed, both physically and financially, forms the basis of discussion.
Financial Modeling For Equity Research: A Step-by-Step Guide to Earnings Modeling (2017)
This book demonstrates step-by-step how to create a financial model. The accompanying Excel files demonstrate the key concepts and can be used as templates to create an earning model for nearly any company. Readers without prior financial analysis experience will gain a fundamental understanding of exactly what modeling entails, and will learn how to create a basic form of an earnings model.
Financial Analysis with Microsoft Excel 2016, 8E (2017)
Take your spreadsheet skills to a new level of proficiency! Giving you hands-on experience solving real financial problems, Mayes/Shank’s FINANCIAL ANALYSIS WITH MICROSOFT EXCEL 2016, 8E, equips you with a solid foundation in corporate finance while helping you maximize the tools professionals use every day.
Financial Modeling using R (2018)
This is a programming book written by a finance professor. This book will be an ideal textbook for many quantitative finance courses, such as (next generation) financial modeling, portfolio theory, empirical research in finance, computational finance, and risk management.
Financial Modeling for Business Owners and Entrepreneurs: Developing Excel Models to Raise Capital, Increase Cash Flow, Improve Operations, Plan Projects, and Make Decisions (2014)
Financial Modeling for Business Owners and Entrepreneurs: Developing Excel Models to Raise Capital, Increase Cash Flow, Improve Operations, Plan Projects, and Make Decisions may be one of the most important books any entrepreneur or manager in a small or medium-sized enterprise will read.
Best Financial Modeling Books You Must Read
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Recent Econometric Techniques for Macroeconomic and Financial Data
Author(s): Gilles Dufrénot, Takashi Matsuki
ID: 2821905, Publisher: Springer, Year: 2021, Size: 10 Mb, Format: pdf
The Handbook of Financial Modeling: A Practical Approach to Creating and Implementing Valuation Projection Models
Author(s): Jack Avon
ID: 2826685, Publisher: Apress, Year: 2020, Size: 14 Mb, Format: pdf
Interest rate modeling : theory and practice
Author(s): Wu, Lixin
ID: 2374420, Publisher: CRC Press, Year: 2019, Size: 8 Mb, Format: pdf
Please note that this booklist is not errorless. Some books are truly chart-busters according to The Wall Street Journal, others are written by unknown authors. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant resources you could recommend? Leave a comment if you have any feedback on the list.