I recently started a new position as a financial analyst and I need some advice. What can I do outside of work to become more analytical? I’m going to start studying for CMA, but I’m not sure that’s enough. Are there any free/cheap online study tools anyone has used? I really want to excel in this position, but feeling discouraged because I’m not instantly “good” at it.

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Be patient, learn and improve on the job. Slowly but surely

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Best way to learn is through work. Build good financial models. Get on ad-hoc strategic projects. It'll come. Personally I think CMA is kinda useless, especially if you're already a CPA. Better use spending time learning and networking.

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