Financial Analysis

I have been flooded lately with a new revelation. I cannot pinpoint the source; I can only say that I'm having one of those extended moment where months of education come into a broader epiphany.

After struggling through Foundations of Finance, I seem to be able to dog-paddle through Corporate Finance. Here, am finally applying Betas and CAPM and all that other fun stuff. I learned recently that Google Finance (and others, I am sure) provide Beta values, so now, calculating the valuation of firms is almost fun.

Actually, it is fun, I just don't have time for it as I've got a lot of reading to catch up on.

Another light came on today, when I attended an hourlong CapitalIQ presentation. I actually work for the company that owns it, so I've heard of it and am vaguely aware of what it is used for, but I never had an account. Now, in two weeks, I will. It is frankly amazing, the depth to which the data goes, and I honestly can't wait to use it - again, for fun.