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What's New at CFI | AI Prompting for Financial Analysis
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- FinPod
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- Mar 31, 2026
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- 768
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Summary
In this episode of What’s New at CFI, we introduce our latest practice lab: AI Prompting for Financial Analysis, designed to help finance professionals use AI tools like ChatGPT more effectively, accurately, and responsibly. Hosted by Meeyeon (VP of Content & Training) and featuring Ryan Spendelow (VP of Content & Curriculum at CFI), this episode explores how AI is transforming finance workflows across FP&A, investment banking, and financial analysis, and why prompting skills are quickly becoming essential for modern analysts. But here’s the key insight: AI isn’t the advantage. How you use AI is. What you’ll learn in this episode: What the AI Prompting for Financial Analysis practice lab covers Why weak prompts lead to flawed financial analysis and poor decisions How to use AI as a thinking partner, not a shortcut The CAP-AJ framework (Context, Assumption, Prompt, Assess, Judge) and how it structures AI-driven analysis Real examples of how AI can be used in financial modeling, FP&A, and investment banking workflows The biggest mindset shift analysts need when using AI tools Why core finance skills (accounting, valuation, modeling) are still critical in an AI-driven world This short, hands-on lab (≈1 hour) is built to help you: Improve productivity with AI Write better prompts for financial analysis Stress test assumptions using AI tools Apply professional judgment to AI-generated outputs Avoid common mistakes analysts make when using AI Whether you’re a financial analyst, FP&A professional, investment banker, or finance student, this course is designed to help you stay relevant as AI becomes embedded in everyday finance workflows.