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Hi there,

I thought I'd jump in here and share this thread with you. It has got some sources I personally used to learn about finance and some sources recommended by others in the community. If you're looking at developing your terms, Investopedia is a good place to start.

A few key insight on building knowledge:
To be able to suggest financial/commercial solutions, you must first have a good grasp of the terms and instruments (eg, to suggest an interest rate swap to hedge rate risk, you first need to know what swaps are and how they work). You can achieve this by looking up definitions, reading new articles, or by taking free financial courses (there's a few on Coursera).
When it comes to financial/commercial transactions, think about the reasoning behind it, how it is structure, what the parties are seeking to do, and their incentives/motivations. This provides you with the context.
Try to think big picture and imagine how various commercial scenarios, transactions and terms interlink (connect the dots). The global economy is a giant spiderweb: The more connections you make, the more you see and the further your analysis can go.

Hope this helps!

<blockquote data-quote="RANDOTRON" data-source="post: 177828" data-attributes="member: 16724">Hi there,I thought I'd jump in here and share this <a href="https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/commercial-awareness-sources.7696/" target="_blank">thread</a> with you. It has got some sources I personally used to learn about finance and some sources recommended by others in the community. If you're looking at developing your terms, Investopedia is a good place to start. A few key insight on building knowledge:<ol>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">To be able to suggest financial/commercial solutions, you must first have a good grasp of the terms and instruments (eg, to suggest an interest rate swap to hedge rate risk, you first need to know what swaps are and how they work). You can achieve this by looking up definitions, reading new articles, or by taking free financial courses (there's a few on Coursera).</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">When it comes to financial/commercial transactions, think about the reasoning behind it, how it is structure, what the parties are seeking to do, and their incentives/motivations. This provides you with the context.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Try to think big picture and imagine how various commercial scenarios, transactions and terms interlink (connect the dots). The global economy is a giant spiderweb: The more connections you make, the more you see and the further your analysis can go.</li>
</ol>Hope this helps!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RANDOTRON, post: 177828, member: 16724"] Hi there, I thought I'd jump in here and share this [URL='https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/commercial-awareness-sources.7696/']thread[/URL] with you. It has got some sources I personally used to learn about finance and some sources recommended by others in the community. If you're looking at developing your terms, Investopedia is a good place to start. A few key insight on building knowledge: [LIST=1] [*]To be able to suggest financial/commercial solutions, you must first have a good grasp of the terms and instruments (eg, to suggest an interest rate swap to hedge rate risk, you first need to know what swaps are and how they work). You can achieve this by looking up definitions, reading new articles, or by taking free financial courses (there's a few on Coursera). [*]When it comes to financial/commercial transactions, think about the reasoning behind it, how it is structure, what the parties are seeking to do, and their incentives/motivations. This provides you with the context. [*]Try to think big picture and imagine how various commercial scenarios, transactions and terms interlink (connect the dots). The global economy is a giant spiderweb: The more connections you make, the more you see and the further your analysis can go. [/LIST] Hope this helps! [/QUOTE]

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