Learn to calculate present value (PV) in Excel using rate and period inputs for better investment comparisons and informed financial decisions.

Too many financial decisions are made without factoring in the time value of money. Whether providing financial planning advice related to a client’s retirement, advising a client about a business ...

Microsoft Excel 2010 can be a huge help for a business when it comes to crunching the businesses numbers. Excel has a number of financial functions revolving around the periodic interest rate, which ...

Daniel Jassy, CFA, is an Investopedia Academy instructor and the founder of SPYderCRusher Research. He contributes to Excel and Algorithmic Trading. David Kindness is a Certified Public Accountant ...

When teaching financial accounting, faculty often discuss bonds payable and how to calculate the issue price of a bond. The next time you cover this topic, consider teaching students how to calculate ...