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How Does Scenario Planning Work in FP&A Activities?

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The purpose of scenario planning is to enhance decision-making and strategic thinking by considering a range of possible futures, rather than relying on a single forecast or prediction. By presenting multiple scenarios, you can effectively convey the uncertainties and risks involved in your business forecasts.

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Transcript: Richard Bernstein

Barry Ritholtz

You get a BA in Economics from Hamilton College. So I was hired to be the quantitative analyst. Quantitative analysis was really starting to gain momentum and everybody thought they needed a quant of one form or another. strategist, to being the chief quantitative strategist. You get an MBA from NYU. Now, why then?

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Transcript: Kenneth Tropin

Barry Ritholtz

It was an era where, you know, first of all, the markets were really inefficient, right? TROPIN: So it was very fertile to do what we do because markets moved a lot. Commodity markets were moving a lot. It’s much better to be involved in trend following when markets are moving. That’s the equity markets.