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Technical Analysis – What is it?

July 21, 2017 Pat Leave a comment

I’ve heard technical analysis explained and described the following ways: “TA is the analyst attempting to read the mind of…

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Posted in: Capital Markets, Foundations Filed under: Finance 101, TA

Value at Risk (VaR) Part 1 – An Introduction

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VaR, or Value at Risk is another one of many concepts in finance that sounds much more intimidating to some…

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Posted in: Foundations, Risk Management Filed under: Excel, Excel Functions, Finance 101

Variance and Risk – Basic Foundations

July 20, 2017 Pat Leave a comment

Risk adjusted returns of investments and variance analysis used in corporate finance and accounting will both depend on understanding some…

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Posted in: Foundations, Risk Management, Statistical Methods Filed under: Excel, Finance 101, Statistics

Generating normal distributions in Excel

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Arguably the simplest approach towards generating normal distributions using pseudo-random numbers is through a combination of RAND and Norm.S.Inv. Norm.S.Inv…

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Posted in: Foundations Filed under: Excel, Excel Functions, Finance 101

Building Frequency Distributions Part I – COUNTIF/S

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When it comes to Excel, the phrase “there’s more than one way to skin a cat” applies in almost every…

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Posted in: Foundations Filed under: Excel, Excel Functions, Finance 101

Using Excel Random Numbers in Uniform Distributions

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Excel can be used to return pseudo random numbers using the RAND function. This function has no arguments, and simple…

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Present Value, Net Present Value and Excel

July 19, 2017 Pat Leave a comment

A Time-Value of Money Arguably the most fundamental concept in finance is that of a “time-value of money”, where the…

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Posted in: Foundations Filed under: Excel, Finance 101, NPV

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