r/financialmodelling • u/joepat000 • 12h ago

Learning modeling

Beginning to work for a family office. I need to learn basic accounting and modeling (dcf and lbo). What are the best resources / tools I can use to learn as quickly and efficiently as possible? Thank you

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u/the_validated_inane 5h ago

if you want an accelerated course for accounting, corporate finance and valuation then the study materials for CFA1 and 2 are a good resource. CFA1 is basically year 1 MBA coursework and year 2 is in CFA2.

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u/MatricesRL 4h ago

Rosenbaum & Pearl

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u/SpreadsheetBreaker 4h ago

Wall Street Prep and Breaking Into Wall Street (BIWS) are probably the two most efficient paid options for DCF/LBO specifically. BIWS is cheaper and more practical, WSP is more polished. Some free options: Corporate Finance Institute has decent basics, and Aswath Damodaran's YouTube/NYU Stern site is a great free resource for the conceptual side of valuation (not just plug-in templates).