Financial Forecasting - Pros and Cons

Course Overview

Gives a balanced overview of financial forecasting and lists the primary considerations one should make before investing time and effort into forecasting. Uses examples to illustrate where forecasting can be less reliable, and when managers can maximise the benefit of it.

Learning Outcomes

• Lists the pros and cons of financial forecasting
• Assesses the risks involved in certain methods, and the considerations managers have to make when carrying them out