Ebooks

Finance Career Guide

“I want to be in Finance”, is an aspiration of several young minds. But they and their parents are at a loss about how to build a career in finance. CA, CFA, CIMA, CFP, FRM..the list of qualification is confusing. Often the students want to be in Investment Banking or Equity Research but don’t know what it is; what it means to be into it or what will it take get a foothold into these lucrative career.

This book brings all of it together for you. You can find about the various careers in finance and sort through the qualifications that are relevant for you. An absolute must read for anyone wanting to build a career in finance.

Contents:

Fields In Finance

  • Commercial Banking
  • Corporate Finance
  • Credit Analysis
  • Equity Research
  • Financial Risk Management
  • Investment Banking
  • Project Finance
  • Wealth Management

Qualifications in Finance

  • Chartered Accountancy(ICAI)
  • Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA® )
  • Certified Management Accountant( CMA)
  • Certified Financial Planner( CFP)
  • Financial Risk Management( FRM)
  • Association of Chartered Certified Accountants ( ACCA)
  • Charted Institute Of Management Accountants( CIMA)
  • Certified Public Accountant( CPA)
  • Dip IFRS
  • Company Secretary (CS)
  • MBA ( Finance)
  • Informative Articles

CFA Ebook

CFA is becoming a benchmark qualification in the field of Investments. Many students and working professionals are planning to pursue this qualification. But before they embark, they want to see the sample study material, which helps them in understanding the content of qualification, as well as the depth of the content.

This eBook gets you started on that journey. The content of the book is presented in a power-point format, which will help you to go through the content easily and quickly. This eBook also includes a sample Multiple- choice question list, which also includes all the answers and explanations

Content

  • Financial Statement analysis : An Introduction
  • Financial Statement analysis Understanding Income statement
  • Financial Statement analysis :Understanding Balance Sheet
  • Quantitative Methods: Time Value of Money
  • Equity Investments: Overview of Equity Securities
  • Equity Valuation Concepts and Basic Tools
  • Corporate Finance: Cost of Capital
  • Fixed Income: Fixed Income securities Defining Elements
  • Fixed Income :Introduction to fixed income valuation
  • Economics: Understanding Business cycles

CFP Ebook

Managing your money is as important as earning it. There are several examples including former US president who have gone bankrupt. So financial planning is not a course, it is a life skill that everyone one of us must have.

This books gets you started on that journey. Whether you want to be a financial planning or wealth management professional or you simply want to manage your own money, this book is for you.

Content

  • Introduction to Financial Planning
  • Assessing your current wealth
  • Income/Expenses and Cashflow statement
  • Budgeting
  • Setting budgeting goals
  • Developing a spending plan
  • Time Value of money
  • Financial planner toolkit
  • Protecting your wealth
  • How can you manage risk
  • Risk and Insurance
  • The principles of Insurance
  • The Insurance contract
  • Health Insurance
  • Personal property & Liability Insurance
  • Insurance of business risk
  • Government regulation of Insurance
  • Insurance companies
  • Growing your net worth
  • Fundamentals of Investment planning

Investment Banking Ebook

Investment Banking is one of the hottest career options in the finance sector. With growing global economic instability, there is increased need for due diligence and well-governed deals in the corporate sector. Hence, Investment Banking as a job is seeing surging demand.

This Ebook ‘Investment Banking- Highest Paying Job Profile in Finance’ seeks to explain the nuances of this career, it’s importance, and the skills required to make it big in this industry. It is a must read for aspirants who are eying a career in Investment Banking.

Content

  • Introduction
  • What is an Investment Bank?
  • Types of Investment Banks
  • Structure of the IB
  • Various Leading Investment Banks
  • What does an I Banker do?
  • Why should you choose a career in Investment Banking jobs?
  • Latest trends in IB
  • The Hierarchy of roles in Investment Banking jobs
  • Qualifications required to become an Investment Banker
  • Skills required for Investment Banking Jobs
  • A day in the life of an Investment Banking Analyst
  • Why is Investment Banking a Highly-paid job?

IFRS Ebook

International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are accounting standards and principles set by IASB and are becoming global standards for the preparation of financial statements. Most countries are converging their standards towards IFRS or adopting IFRS as they are, to enable uniform reporting. India, as a step closer to convergence with IFRS, has adopted Ind-AS.

This eBook gets you started on that journey. This ebook presents you a couple of important units/chapters of International Financial Reporting Standards.

Content

  • Property Plant and Equipment
  • Presentation Of The Statement Of Financial Position,
  • And The Statement Of Profit Or LossAnd Other Comprehensive Income
  • Business Combinations – Intra-Group Adjustments

Analytics Ebook

Today, ‘Analytics’ is everywhere. Whatever industries you are working in, you are sensing the dominance of the word ‘Analytics’. Because of the bright prospects of Data Analytics, it has also become a much sought after career option in India. This E-Book will lead you from “What is analytics?” to the “Future scope of analytics”. It is a comprehensive guide that throws light on the prospects of a flourishing career in Analytics and what it takes to climb your way to the top.

Content

  • What is Analytics?
  • Various components of Analytics
  • Types of Analytics
  • Applications of Analytics
  • Application in business verticals
  • Careers in Data Analytics
  • What are the functions of a Data Scientist?
  • Career path of a Data Scientist
  • Steps to become a Data Scientist
  • What does it take to become a Data Scientist?
  • Top 10 Jobs that Require a Knowledge of Data Analytics
  • Types of analytics companies
  • Conclusion (Data is the Future)

Cyber Security EBook

A few decades back, data or password being stolen was big news. However, today it has become common and rampant. If such notorious hacking can happen on renowned portals with top-class security measures, you can see how grave the situation is. There is so much that still remains to be achieved on the cybersecurity front. This is a mammoth task, considering the quantum of digital exposure these days. To boost cyber safety to exponential levels, there is a massive requirement of highly-skilled professionals.

Thus, a career in Cybersecurity is a highly coveted one in today’s scenario. In this e-cook we will understand why Cybersecurity is so essential, what is the scope of a Cybersecurity professional in India, and how can you get there. Keep Reading.

Content

  • What is Cybersecurity
  • Why is Cybersecurity important?
  • Skills required for a career in Cybersecurity
  • Top Profiles of Cybersecurity professionals
  • How to become a cybersecurity professional qualifications and certifications
  • Day in the life of a cybersecurity professional
  • Upcoming trends in the industry