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Raj K.
Private tutor in Vancouver, Canada
Education
I am a CFA Charter holder plus I have a certificate in ESG Investing and Climate and Investing from the CFA Institute. I completed an MBA in Finance from Temple University's Fox School of Business and Management (one of the top 50 B-schools). I was the recipient of the graduate fellowship award and a Teaching Assistant. I had very high score in GRE and GMAT quantitative sections and was a math topper in school. University courses I took include Valuation of Firms, Derivatives, Financing New Growth Companies, Mergers and Acquisitions, Fundamentals of Accounting, Statistical Analysis, Financial Management of Business, and Asset Management for Business. Topics covered in the CFA curriculum included Financial Statement and Analysis, Corporate Finance, Portfolio Management, Equity Investments, Fixed Income, Derivatives, Alternative Investments (Real Estate, Private Equity, Hedge Funds), Ethical and Professional Standards, and Quantitative Methods (regression, correlations, etc.).
Experience
I am a seasoned senior credit professional having worked across private and public debt and private equity valuations/consulting, credit rating agency, and asset management. I am passionate about coaching and teaching other professional and students. I like to coach other professionals and student through the life cycle of their careers in finance including preparing for exams like CFA and college, interviews at banks and rating agencies and learning to build sophisticated financial models (such as three statement financial models) I have been working at senior level in the topmost financial institutions in North America. Professionally, I specialize in equity and credit analysis, focusing on fundamental research and asset valuations. Some of the topics I use regularly include DCF Analysis, Three Statement Financial Modelling, LBO Modelling, and Free Cash Flow Analysis. I was a teaching assistant for two years during business school. I have coached several CFA candidates plus professional analysts on topics such as private equity valuations, corporate finance, credit analysis, financial modeling, financial statements analysis, and macroeconomics.