If the spreadsheet-making were to be a club, the president of that would surely be me. I'm Derric Sawyer, a Senior finance associate, and a passionate finance writer. I have been part of this industry for more than a decade now and have seen its varied aspects. At the hours of the academic, students aspiring to be part of the finance industry get a hint of it in the form of homework. If you are troubled by them, no worries. After all, I'm here to give you a helping hand with it.