1. Access the financial actuals; that is, historical financial data for the past five years for the bank of your choice (Goldman Sachs), as well as your bank's competitor. This may be taken from the commercial bank's web site, or from the SEC web site. 2. Develop a Microsoft Excel 2016 spreadsheet model using data given in the Statement of Financial Position. This should include: the balance sheet, income statement, and five to 10 common industry specific financial ratios for both your selected commercial bank and its competitor. 3. Given your Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, and the information it yields, write a report which discusses your commercial bank's strengths and weaknesses. This report must be written using the Microsoft Word 2016. 4. Access the prevailing rates set by the Federal Reserve Board. Prepare a chart and analyze your selected commercial banks historical profitability with the Federal Reserve interest rates over the past five years. Discuss how these rates affected your banks profitability 5. Read the Annual Report of your selected commercial bank. Answer and discuss the following: - What is the announced mission, and future direction, as stated by the banks Chief Executive Officer? - Is your commercial bank in a good financial position to achieve those objectives? 6. Review and summarize the latest Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test results. 7. Review and summarize the latest BASEL III disclosures. 9. Prepare a forecast of your selected banks projected profitability (You forecast this!). 9. Assume that the Federal Reserve Board holds the interest rates as is" or constant Discuss the impact this constant interest rate would have on three years of your banks profitability.

There is no rush to complete this. I have a few weeks before I turn it in.