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 enlarge | Author: Simon Benninga
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Category: Book
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Rating:  35 reviews
Sales Rank: 11116
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Har/Cdr
Pages: 928
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.5
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 7.4 x 1.7
ISBN: 0195301501
Dewey Decimal Number: 332.0285
EAN: 9780195301502
ASIN: 0195301501
Publication Date: January 5, 2006
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 Principles of Finance with Excel: Includes CD February 19, 2008
Rodolfo Nava (Dallas, TX USA)
I like it. May not be for everyone b/c it is a textbook. Very helpful in solving financial problems.
 A necessary guide for those using learning finance with excel January 23, 2008
Osei Bonsu
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book provides clear examples on how to use Excel to solve basic and advance financial problems. Each financial principle is shown with a corresponding Excel model. The success of this book lies in its willingness to explain in detail both the necessary financial principles and the corresponding Excel functions. Benninga also explains when an Excel function does not completely correspond to financial principle as in it the case of the Excel function NPV which does not take in to account cash flows at year 0 while Net Present Value (financial NPV) does.
Even if one is not a financial analyst, I recommend this book. The book will pay for itself once one uses it to calculate the effective annual interest rate (the REAL interest rate you are being charged) on loans, mortgages and credit cards to reduce interest expenses. This book enables an individual to make better decision in business and in their personal life. The use of relevant examples such as the decision to purchase or lease a vehicle makes this book accessible to the average person and helps to demystify finance. With this book finance is no longer the territory of only Wall Street Gordon Gekkos and Patrick Batemans, but it is instead a part of your every decision making.
For those who chose to venture further into later chapters (I am still in the initial ones) one will find much more details on more complicated financial matters (capital structure, divided policy, valuation of stocks), yet the information is still explained with the same clarity. Please take a look at the online table of contents and sample pages.
When I learned finance in college, it was done with a calculator, which I found irrelevant. I only wish that my college had taught with this book. I would have enjoyed class. (The appendix contains an introduction to Excel for those who are less familiar with the application)
A great and valuable resource for students of finance!! December 29, 2007
W. Capel (Bountiful, UT)
This unique book provides a great combination: a well written, comprehensive finance text with integrated Excel analytical instruction. Most courses in finace have transitioned from hand held calculators to Excel. To have the principles and the analytic tools of finance integrated into a singular text is a unique and a powerful resource for MBA students. This text dwarfs many of the contemporary finace texts. I belief this text to be an essential resource for one to learn modern finance and to possess the fullness of analytic capability provied by Excel.
 Great book, many errors November 24, 2007
PDJ (Charlottesville, Virginia United States)
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
This is really a great book. It's written in a way that's easy to understand, it does a good job of relating Excel to the financial topics, and the cd that comes with it is nice; seeing as it has all of the spreadsheets discussed in the book and anwers / templates to the problem sets.
One big problem with it though, (and let me stress the BIG) is that there are way too many errors in it. While the errors in the actual book are few; there are many errors in the answers to the problems at the end of the chapters. This has become very frustrating to me since I'm basically learning from the book on my own and don't really have anyone to help when an error in a problem's answer stops me from fully understanding it.
Bottom line this is a great book and if you have a good teacher to help you along then there shouldn't be too many problems. I would definatley give it a 5 if it wasn't for all the errors on the CD.
Must have book for Finance Professionals... November 1, 2007
Christopher F. Snyder (Miami, FL)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is a superior addition and a must have for any finance professional. The book is organized in a systematic and pragmatic approach and the examples are very realistic (minus the fun names). The book comes with a CD that has the exact speadsheets used in the text; this is a huge advantage so you can modify them for your work or personal needs. If you're new to Excel or even a polished professional, this book makes your "re-think" your appoach to using a calculator to solve anything. In essance, the calculator is dying and being replaced by the spreadsheet! So get with the program and let Simon help you be competitive in the workplace. I used it to finish my Masters in Finance degree at Florida International University and its written in plain English; no professor or lawyer talk. Easily the best $60 you'll spend.
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