Excel 2010: Financial Functions in Depth

Shows how to perform a wide range of financial calculations quickly and easily using the many financial functions found in Excel 2010.In this course, author Curt Frye shows how to perform a wide range of financial calculations quickly and easily using the many financial functions found in Excel 2010. The course details dozens of functions for evaluating cash flows; calculating depreciation; determining rates of return, bond coupon dates, and security durations; and more. Topics include: Analyzing loans, payments, and interest Discovering the interest rate of an annuity Determining depreciation using the straight line, declining balance, double-declining balance, and other methods Calculating the future value of an investment with variable returns Finding the discount rate of a security Converting between fractional prices and decimal prices Determining the yield of securities that pay interest periodically