Excel: Financial Functions in Depth

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Free Online Course: Excel: Financial Functions in Depth provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 2-3 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Excel: Financial Functions in Depth is taught by Curt Frye.

Overview
  • Learn to use Excel functions for financial analysis. Find out how to calculate loan payments, depreciation, rate of return, and more, in Microsoft Excel.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Perform financial analysis in Excel
    • What you should know
    • Disclaimer
    1. Analyzing Loans, Payments, and Interest
    • PMT: Calculate a loan payment
    • PPMT and IPMT: Calculate the principal and interest per loan payment
    • CUMPRINC and CUMIPMT: Calculate cumulative principal and interest paid between periods
    • ISPMT: Calculate the interest paid during a specific period
    • EFFECT and NOMINAL: Find nominal and effective interest rates
    • ACCRINT and ACCRINTM: Calculate accrued interest for investments
    • RATE: Discover the interest rate of an annuity
    • PDURATION: Calculate the number of periods to reach a specified value
    • NPER: Calculate the number of periods in an investment
    2. Calculate Depreciation
    • SLN: Calculate depreciation using the straight line method
    • DB: Calculate depreciation using the declining balance method
    • DDB: Calculate depreciation using the double-declining balance method
    • SYD: Calculate depreciation for a specified period
    • VDB: Calculate declining balance depreciation for a partial period
    • AMORDEGRC: Calculate depreciation using a depreciation coefficient
    • AMORLINC: Calculate depreciation for each accounting period
    3. Determining Values and Rates of Return
    • FV: Calculate the future value of an investment
    • FVSCHEDULE: Calculate the future value of an investment with variable returns
    • PV: Calculate the present value of an investment
    • NPV: Calculate the net present value of an investment
    • XNPV: Calculate net present value given irregular inputs
    • IRR: Calculate internal rate of return
    • XIRR: Calculate internal rate of return for irregular cash flows
    • MIRR: Calculate internal rate of return for mixed cash flows
    • RRI: Calculate the interest rate for the growth of an investment
    4. Calculate Bond Coupon Dates and Security Durations
    • COUPDAYBS: Calculate total days between coupon beginning and settlement
    • COUPDAYS: Calculate days in the settlement date’s coupon period
    • COUPDAYSNC: Calculate days from the settlement date to the next coupon date
    • COUPNCD: Calculate the next coupon date after the settlement date
    • COUPNUM: Calculate the number of coupons between settlement and maturity
    • COUPPCD: Calculate the coupon date due immediately before settlement
    • DURATION: Calculate the annual duration of a security
    • MDURATION: Calculate the duration of a security using the Macaulay method
    5. Calculate Security Prices and Rates
    • DOLLARDE and DOLLARFR: Convert between fractional prices and decimal prices
    • INTRATE: Calculate the interest rate of a fully invested security
    • RECEIVED: Calculate the value of a fully invested security at maturity
    • PRICE: Calculate the price of a security that pays periodic interest
    • DISC: Calculate the discount rate of a security
    • PRICEDISC: Calculate the price of a discounted security
    • PRICEMAT: Calculate the price of a security that pays interest at maturity
    • TBILLEQ: Calculate the bond-equivalent yield for a Treasury bill
    • TBILLPRICE: Calculate the price for a Treasury bill
    6. Calculate Security Yields
    • TBILLYIELD: Calculate the yield of a Treasury bill
    • YIELD: Calculate the yield of a security that pays periodic interest
    • YIELDDISC: Calculate the annual yield for a discounted security
    • YIELDMAT: Calculate the annual yield of a security that pays interest at maturity
    7. Evaluate Securities with Odd First or Last Periods
    • ODDFPRICE: Calculate the price of a security with an odd first period
    • ODDFYIELD: Calculate the yield of a security with an odd first period
    • ODDLPRICE: Calculate the price of a security with an odd last period
    • ODDLYIELD: Calculate the yield of a security with an odd last period
    Conclusion
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