Data Science & AI in Finance - Dividend Forecasting Project

Pay After Hired*

Work Experience

Real-Client Project

Work as a Financial data scientist, leveraging S&P 500 data to develop a predictive model to forecast if a public company will reduce its Dividend Per Share (DPS) in the next year, aiding advisors in stock recommendations.

Hear from David, the client’s representative, about why this is an important project for the company.

What is an Industry Project

This industry project is designed to provide learners with work-level experience, preparing you for career success. Upon successfully completing this project, you will be equipped to target positions such as:

Job Titles: Financial Analyst / Data Scientist

Industry: Bank, Investment Banking

Average Salary Range: $85,000 - $115,000

Major Employers: RBC, TD, CIBC, BMO, Scotiabank, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citibank, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and other leading banks.

Meet the client

New Horizons Financial Inc. is an investment advisory & financial consulting company headquartered in downtown Montreal, Canada. It excels at using the latest technology to help clients achieve their financial goals by making more informed and personalized decisions.

  • Participant meet-up, project introduction, team creation, and networking

  • Comprehensive understanding of Dividends and relevant financial metrics and their impact on corporate health

  • FSA mini case study and predictors grouping

  • Introduction to object-oriented programming, data collection, evaluation, preprocessing, and storage through API and ETL pipelines

  • Exploratory data analysis, feature selection, and engineering. Introduction to machine learning and different classification models.

  • Discussion on model tuning, bias-variance trade-off, performance evaluation, and model selection

David, who is the client’s representative for the project, will be your primary point of contact. He is a senior professional in the finance industry.

(Time for you to shine!)

Deliver the Solution

After onboarding, you will have the knowledge and skills to solve a client’s problem. The key deliverables the client expects are:

  • Recorded Presentation: evaluated based on end-to-end problem understanding, key concepts/tradeoff explanation, and storytelling

  • GitHub Repository: evaluated based on readability, robustness, and creativity

Get Onboarded & Learn

David has prepared some onboarding tasks to help you get up to speed. These tasks are designed to familiarize you with our processes and tools, ensuring a smooth transition into your role.

Upon approval by the client

🚀 Add Working Experience with Reference Support

Include this project as a contractor experience on your profile and receive written references to boost your career growth.

🤝 Receive direct Employer Connections

Brave will promote your profile to subscribed hiring managers, increasing your visibility and job prospects.

💰 Compete to win a max $800 cash prize

If your work is featured by our client or Brave, you will be eligible for a cash prize of up to $1000 as recognition for your outstanding contribution.

Enroll Today for Free, Select Payment Plan Later

Pay via Income Share

5% of 1st-Year Salary

$0 before you land a job

✓ Full live sessions with the project lead

✓ 8-week resume & interview workshop

✓ Full recordings, unlimited access

✓ Access to Discussion Groups for Q&A

✓ Access to Case Study interview questions

✓ Access to behavioural interview questions

✓ Access to the private community with 1,000+ professionals

✓ Networking support

✓ Pay Only After You Find a Job

✓ 12 monthly installments

How it works

Pay Upfront - Career Package

USD 1,398 1,498

2-week free trial from Oct 17

✓ Full live sessions with the project lead

✓ 8-week resume & interview workshop

✓ Full recordings, unlimited access

✓ Access to Discussion Groups for Q&A

✓ Access to Case Study interview questions

✓ Access to behavioural interview questions

✓ Access to the private community with 1,000+ professionals

✓ 5 monthly installments

Pay Upfront - Project Package

USD 998

2-week free trial from Oct 17

✓ Full live sessions with the project lead

✓ 8-week resume & interview workshop

✓ Full recordings, unlimited access

✓ Access to Discussion Groups for Q&A

✓ Access to Case Study interview questions

✓ Access to behavioural interview questions

✓ Access to the private community with 1,000+ professionals

✓ 3 monthly installments

FAQ

  • Upon successful completion. You will add a quality work experience on your resume, which is the No.1 thing hiring managers are looking for.

    Plus, we provide networking resources and 1-1 sessions to help you land your dream job.

  • Complete all readings and recorded sessions within the project space to learn everything you need to complete the project

    Dedicate 5-10 hours per week to complete the challenges.

    Discuss with peers and the project lead within the project discussion group

    Submit your final work for review

  • An Income Share Agreement (ISA) is a financial arrangement where you agree to pay a percentage of your first-year salary to cover the cost of Brave Career’s programs.

    To be eligible for an ISA, you must be able to work full-time in either the US or Canada. Additionally, the ISA program is designed for those who are currently unemployed, ensuring that financial burdens do not hinder you from pursuing your dream career.

    When applying for the ISA program, you will need to provide personal information, which Brave Career will use solely to conduct a background check. Rest assured, your data will be protected in accordance with the law.

  • You will only pay after finding a job, by sharing a portion of your first-year salary.

    Once you start receiving pay checks from your employer, the repayment process will begin. To minimize the financial burden, payments will be divided into 12 monthly installments with no interest.

    Students are responsible for submitting their salary proof to Brave Career as stipulated in the contract. Failure to do so will result in a maximum payment being enforced.

  • Yes, usually career mentorship includes industry projects. And you will get a discounted price on the project.

  • Yes, our career mentees enjoy a 20% off for most of the projects we offer.