If your expected return on the individual investments in your portfolio is known or can be anticipated, you can calculate the portfolio's overall rate of return using Microsoft Excel.

You can calculate the T-Value in Excel with the mean, standard deviation and degrees of freedom. Since the T-Value is a comparison between sample mean and population mean, both values need to be ...

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You can estimate the expected value of your current venture, compare it to other opportunities and make a sensible decision on what is more beneficial for you.

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.

Learn how to calculate the net present value (NPV) of your investment projects using Excel's XNPV function.

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.

Learn more about the loan-to-value (LTV) ratio, what the ratio measures, and how to calculate the loan-to-value ratio using Microsoft Excel.