Financial Modeling with Crystal Ball and Excel / Wiley Finance Editions (PDF)

Praise for

Financial Modeling with Crystal Ball(r) and Excel(r)

"Professor Charnes's book drives clarity into applied Monte Carlo
analysis using examples and tools relevant to real-world finance.
The book will prove useful for analysts of all levels and as a
supplement to academic courses in multiple disciplines."

-Mark Odermann, Senior Financial Analyst, Microsoft

"Think you really know financial modeling? This is a must-have for
power Excel users. Professor Charnes shows how to make more
realistic models that result in fewer surprises. Every analyst
needs this credibility booster."

-James Franklin, CEO, Decisioneering, Inc.

"This book packs a first-year MBA's worth of financial and business
modeling education into a few dozen easy-to-understand examples.
Crystal Ball software does the housekeeping, so readers can
concentrate on the business decision. A careful reader who works
the examples on a computer will master the best general-purpose
technology available for working with uncertainty."

-Aaron Brown, Executive Director, Morgan Stanley, author of The
Poker Face of Wall Street

"Using Crystal Ball and Excel, John Charnes takes you step by step,
demonstrating a conceptual framework that turns static Excel data
and financial models into true risk models. I am astonished by the
clarity of the text and the hands-on, step-by-step examples using
Crystal Ball and Excel; Professor Charnes is a masterful teacher,
and this is an absolute gem of a book for the new generation of
analyst."

-Brian Watt, Chief Operating Officer, GECC, Inc.

"Financial Modeling with Crystal Ball and Excel is a comprehensive,
well-written guide to one of the most useful analysis tools
available to professional risk managers and quantitative analysts.
This is a must-have book for anyone using Crystal Ball, and anyone
wanting an overview of basic risk management concepts."

-Paul Dietz, Manager, Quantitative Analysis, Westar Energy

"John Charnes presents an insightful exploration of techniques for
analysis and understanding of risk and uncertainty in business
cases. By application of real options theory and Monte Carlo
simulation to planning, doors are opened to analysis of what used
to be impossible, such as modeling the value today of future
project choices."

-Bruce Wallace, Nortel