DealMaven or Training the Street?
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on 7/7/07 at 5:07pm
Deal Maven,Level 1 = $99 (Because of school rate)
http://dealmaven.com/
Training the Street, Corporate Valuation Models = $199
http://trainingthestreet.com/etraining/course.html
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The content looks similar to me - any insight?
Which one has better (if different) content?
Which one is perceived by banks as being better?
-----BTW, I have read the other threads on DM and TTS and they didn't address this question to my satisfaction. I would appreciate any helpful insight you could provide.
Thanks.





I'm using DM right now, it
I'm using DM right now, it starts off kind of slow but picks up once you past the first part. I would imagine that TTS has more cred since I believe more banks use them.
Are there any large
Are there any large differences between the two concerning content?
I didn't notice any, but then I've never taken any corp. finance so many of the terms are over my head.
You'd better doublecheck the TTS course
I am not absolutely sure, but it seems to me that the courses offered by TTS on their website are absolutely different from the ones they would teach you in the "real world" courses. Even the course you mentioned above, "Training the Street, Corporate Valuation Models" is actually Modules ;) and doesn't seem to do much with model-building (though, it might be good to teach you the valuation basics, I don't know)
Thanks 1gin - that's good to
Thanks 1gin - that's good to know!
So...
Okay,
So it seems that DealMaven focuses more on applicability (Excel), while TTS focuses more on theory.
I have no background in either.
What would be a better choice for me, and why?
Unless you're going into
Unless you're going into boutique land, why not just wait until training? It's not much of a resume builder if that's what you were thinking.
DM focues on the financial
DM focues on the financial statements a lot in the beginning so it is good if you have no background. Thats why I said it starts slow, the first couple lessons are just basic financial statement stuff.
ginNtonic, That is what I
ginNtonic,
That is what I was thinking. I am a rising sophomore (just finished frosh year) and I won't be able to take a corp. fin. course until junior year.
I was hoping to have the knowledge for an internship after sophomore year, as well as have it on my resume.
Is it worth it?
Banking isn't my first choice...I'd prefer an internship in S&T - However, I thought something like DM or TTS couldn't hurt.
Suggestion?
According to DealMaven's
According to DealMaven's site, they teach Bear, Citi, Lehman, JP Morgan, Evercore, Rothschild, amongst others. Training-the-Street does Merrill, UBS, Jefferies and a few more I believe. You cannot go wrong either way.
The big thing, to me at least, was that DealMaven offers a 'Certification in Applied Financial Modeling and Analysis' which is more of a tangible indicator of your knowledge base.
Loose example: It's the difference between saying "i studied for the Series 7" and "i passed the Series 7 exam". Deal Maven would be my personaly preference, solely for the certification option.
Hey, it's good to know there
Hey, it's good to know there is a certification for financial modeling out there. it may be worth getting one. thanks for your comments..