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Can Data Driven Lending Displace VC Funding For Some Firms?

PYMNTS

Using quantitative analysis tactics, often colloquially referred to as “moneyballing,” is, as of late 2019, a fairly common practice for investors in publicly traded firms, but their applicability to private firms has long been questioned. At best, these cycles will lead to cash crunches that slow growth and expansion.

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Finance vs. Accounting

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Leaders in finance are most successful when they have skills in communication, quantitative analysis, financial planning, and team building. In publicly traded companies, the CFO is also responsible for the company’s compliance with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules and regulations.

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Transcript: Savita Subramanian

Barry Ritholtz

With 83% of the s and p 500 reporting earnings sales are roughly in line. It’s, 01:13:32 [Speaker Changed] What sort of advice would you give a recent college grad interested in a career in either finance, quantitative analysis or, or investing? And here’s the really amazing part. Yes, I know.

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