Principles of Finance with Excel

I think the content of the book is good, but the presentation of the material is not the greatest. There are noted editing failures as errors slipped through. Overall, helpful for learning various Excel concepts.

Principals of Finance with Excel is by far the best and most useful finance text that I've used. In fact, my class is using a different text and I had to buy this book as a reference because the other was lacking in practical application instructions. My plan was to sell, as I normally do, this textbook back at the end of the semester but I've changed my mind. This book is so useful that it is going to stay with me as I head out of school and into the workplace. The concepts are explained clearly (but its not wordy) and the best part is the step-by-step instructions to transfer the concept into action with excel.The CD that comes with the text is very helpful, it has all of the excel spreadsheet examples and answers to the exercises provided for you with Mr. Benninga's notes and cell formulas. I would certainly make sure that you get a new copy or a used copy with the CD.I would highly recommend this book to anyone looking to improve their working knowledge of excel or finance or both: This is the ultimate handbook to the use of excel for finance.

Ordered for a class and the book came in great condition.

This book has great content and covers a lot of the basics of finance and Excel, but TONS of problems have errors from either past editions not being updated or just being flat out wrong. It's frustrating spending hours just trying to figure out whether or not your answers are right and having to consult other sources and general logic, and sometimes you just end up skipping the problem because there's no point in stabbing in the dark without even knowing if you are correct or not. If it weren't for this issue, it'd be a 4 or 5 star book for sure.

I absolutely think this book is a must buy for finance students. This book goes beyond theory and goes right into the application of it. Overall a really good purchase.

The combination of a rigorous (albeit introductory) academic presentation with Excel wholly integrated is simply outstanding. I started with BMA's Principles of Corporate Finance and could hardly stay awake. This book, on the other hand, is exciting. I read every chapter, completed every problem and I recommend you do the same. Afterwards I got the author's Financial Modeling and I am similarly pleased.

The author presents a very practical view of finance with sound applications using Excel. I have both editions and believe them to be as good as any finance book available. The presentation is logical and supported with contemporary examples. The Excel applications are well explained. The book prepares one to be very practical in their approach to finance.

It is rare to find a book that can systematically guide one with no prior knowledge of a field to feeling comfortable with many of the basic concepts of the discipline. Dr. Benninga's book accomplishes this, meeting its goal of providing an understanding of the requisite concepts and applications for making financial decisions. It is replete with examples, each clearly delineated both in text and Excel spreadsheets reprinted in the text; each building on the prior examples. Essentially every example reflects real decisions, e.g., buying versus leasing, mortgages, depreciating equipment, buying securities. It also includes clear instructions on using the revelent Excel features but its focus is financial modeling, not Excel. I found the book both relevant and a joy to read, working the examples as I progressed. I highly recommend this book to anyone who, like me, barely knew words like depreciation or annuity let alone what they meant. It would be a great textbook for a finance course but it is also superb for self-study. Although I am an total neophyte in finance, I suspect this book falls in the very rare category of books like Richard Feynman's Lectures in Physics which can provide insight into a subject regardless of ones prior knowledge.

good in use now

Excellent product, very happy with the purchase.

Compre un primer libro, al ir a descargar los ejemplos no aparecia nada en la web, luego di con otra pagina en la web de la editorial, en la que los ejemplos necesitaban un codigo para descargarse.Pense que en el libro se habia perdido el codigo, y pedi un reemplazo, el segundo llego igual sin codigo, pedi en la web en Esapaña y la de USA una solucion, sin respuesta, despues de una semana mandando correos a todo email de la editorial, me dice uno que los ejemplos estan en la pagina que pone el libro, le digo que no, que estan en otra y que hace falta un codigo, y no me vuelve a contestar.Jamas me ha pasado nada igual!!!!!

Great way to learn both finance and Excel. The strength of this book is to allow the reader to see detailed numerical examples and how the calculations are done, to give meaning to the theoretical concepts.

This is a great book. It is a wonderful reference to any novice or a experience investor.