The payback period is the amount of time needed to recover the initial outlay for an investment. Learn how to calculate it with Microsoft Excel.

This is the simple, easy and perfect way to calculate time differences in Microsoft Excel. Read: How to lock the Chart position in Excel How do I calculate the time difference in Excel in 24 hours?

A straight ranking result is easy using one of Microsoft Excel’s ranking functions. Calculating a conditional rank is even easier if you let an Excel PivotTable do all the work.

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As a child of the dark ages, I used the word rank to describe something that smelled rotten or suspicious. Rank in Microsoft Excel is, thankfully, totally different. In Excel, rank is a value that ...

How to Use Excel to Calculate a Bond's Yield to Call. Bonds are investment vehicles that make regular coupon payments until maturity, at which time the bond's face value is paid.