Sunshine State

Over ten plus years of teaching, I’ve received a wide range of questions. Usually, I get asked the normal stuff such as advice on getting a job, a technical issue in finance that someone finds challenging, book suggestions, etc. And then there are the fun ones....

Removing passwords from Excel

If I were to make a list of things that irritate me, one of them would be when someone puts worksheet protection on an Excel workbook. It annoys me for two reasons: 1. Excel was designed to be an open format, and to facilitate the flow of financial information. When...

MBA vs. MSRE degrees

One of the most common questions I receive from attendees at my seminars is this: “Should I go to an MBA or MSRE program? What’s the difference and what’s a better fit for me?” Before I get to the punch line, I’d like to give you a little...