Financial modeling for research

Hey everyone, this is my first post so bear with me.

I am in the process of switching careers and am currently studying for the June CFA level 1 (I am getting started early). I have a few friends that work in fixed income trading. They said that the ability to construct financial models on excel is pretty much a necessity. I have experience using statistical programs like SPSS, SAS and STATA, but not much with excel.

Does anyone have any recommendations for books or stand-alone classes that teach financial modeling? I’ve found a ton of books on the topic but I don’t know which ones are any good. The only professional training I’ve found is through Euromoney, which is not an option since they don’t offer seminars in my area. If I go down the training route I would like to use whatever option is most respected in the industry.

Thanks for any advice!

Also, if this is off-topic, does anyone know of other board(s) on the internet that may be helpful?

 

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