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GRADED DISCUSSION WEEK 8In this final post, let’s just wrap up with a few general thoughts on the course and what you learned from the material.What did you learn most from the two research papers? What did you learn about the company you studied that was particularly interesting or surprising?What did you learn about performing a financial analysis of a company that may come in handy for you in the future, in your studies, career, or personal investing?What were your favorite topics in the course?What were your most challenging topics in the course?Any study tools or tricks that worked best for you to learn this material?Any constructive suggestions for improvement? I don’t get a chance to provide them to course developers very often for changes I have no control over, but I can do my best to add anything I can to help.In your replies, just discuss the comments of your fellow students, say goodbye and offer any well-wishes!Post by classmate 1The two research papers taught me a lot about finances. There have been a lot of headaches that has transpired through the process (COVID didn’t make it no better), but this class has cleared a little fog. These projects showed me how to gather information for the important ratios that are needed to make decisions on how liquid a company is and how to compare the finding with other companies that are in the same industry. With The Home Depot as my company choice, I learned that they are very great in their industry. Being rated number 1 globally and still have a few negative numbers in their ratios details that there are risks that have to take place in order to succeed.My favorite topic in this course was the saving strategies. I love having the concept of saving money for future plans and items, due to me not wanting to use my credit card. The most challenging was and is still is bonds to me. I get the concept of a bond, but the long-term numbers and items are still a little unclear to me. What helped me through some of the head-scratchers was Investopidia.com. There were videos that explained the concepts in a more natural manner that helped me along the way. Also, the excel sheets examples that were provided in the chapters were a big help as well. My only suggestion is to have more of the excel; examples and revisit the material. There a few times that I was looking for certain topics in the folder and couldn’t find the information to help explain the process.Post by classmate 2What did you learn most from the two research papers? What did you learn about the company you studied that was particularly interesting or surprising?I learned from the two research papers about bonds. I have zero knowledge of bonds before I take this course. While studying, researching, and comparing two bonds of Walmart, I got to understand which bond I should invest in. The particularly interesting thing was studying stock price because I am interested in purchasing some stocks.What did you learn about performing a financial analysis of a company that may come in handy for you in the future, in your studies, career, or personal investing?Calculating numbers and ratios with Excel. I used Excel before for basic charts and calculations. But, I learned way more functions of Excel which are so helpful to perform a financial analysis of a company.What were your favorite topics in the course?To be honest, Calculating numbers and ratios with Excel was my favorite.What were your most challenging topics in the course?Same Answer. Calculating numbers and ratios with Excel was enjoyable but also challenging.Any study tools or tricks that worked best for you to learn this material?Excel?Any constructive suggestions for improvement? I don’t get a chance to provide them to course developers very often for changes I have no control over, but I can do my best to add anything I can to help.This course is well-organized. I have no suggestion. It is good enough.