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Title: Financial Statements.xls: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Financial Statements Using Microsoft Excel by Joseph Rubin ISBN: 0-9746368-0-0 Publisher: Limelight Media Pub. Date: 01 March, 2004 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $42.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Practical, but...................................
Comment: the book's focus is very good, but missing is software with sample files and templates. if you like puzzles and crosswords and have lots of time, you'll love this book!
it is precise but to really obtain the best benefit, you have to read it at your keyboard and this is where the sample files and templates would come into play. as a practicing public accountant with a better than most background in excel, I had hoped for more, hence the 3 star rating.
Rating: 4
Summary: Useful, but novices beware
Comment: This book is packed with the kind of tricks and tips that Excel practitioners have come to expect, and like, from Joseph Rubin.
However, some cautionary notes are in order.
First: As with Rubin's other books, the style is technical and the editing is poor. Definitely expect to get bogged down deciphering what the examples mean. You will run into some typos and errors. If you're an intermediate to advanced Excel user, you're mentally equipped to drill past those shortcomings and you will discover lots of useful, powerful material. But if you're an Excel novice, please go elsewhere and raise your Excel IQ before you tackle this book.
Second: a significant portion of the book is devoted to financial statement preparation. So the examples speak far more to accountants than analysts or investment bankers. For instance, a big chunk of the book deals with trial balances
Third: Before you even begin the book, you need to download the sample file and macros at http://www.exceltip.com/xls
The author never explicitly states this -- he just jumps right in on page 1.
Fourth: The sample data were missing from the file that I downloaded. I had to manually input as much of the source data as I could glean from the book's printed tables.
All in all, I rate the book's style maybe 2 stars, but the content is worth 5 stars. I think Rubin's power techniques are amazing and a must-have for serious Excel users.
I am about 1/3 through the book now. I will edit and repost my review, if I come across anything else worth noting.
Rating: 4
Summary: Useful tool
Comment: I found this book to be a useful tool for setting up spreadsheets to do data analysis and financial reporting.
I would recommend this book if you're looking for a concise data tool kit!
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Title: Guerilla Data Analysis Using Microsoft Excel by Bill Jelen ISBN: 0972425802 Publisher: Holy Macro! Books Pub. Date: 30 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Mr Excel ON EXCEL: Excel 97, 2000, 2002 by Joseph Rubin, Bill Jelen ISBN: 0972425837 Publisher: Holy Marco! Press Pub. Date: 01 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.95 |
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Title: Financial Statements: A Step-By-Step Guide to Understanding and Creating Financial Reports by Thomas R. Ittelson, Thomas R. Ittleson ISBN: 1564143414 Publisher: Career Press Pub. Date: 01 February, 1998 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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Title: Excel Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips and Tools by Raina Hawley, David Hawley ISBN: 059600625X Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: 01 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Financial Modeling Using Excel and VBA (Wiley Finance) by Chandan Sengupta ISBN: 0471267686 Publisher: Wiley Pub. Date: 20 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $95.00 |
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