Find the IRR in Excel by employing the IRR function, then use it as the discount rate that causes NPV to equal zero. Use What-If analysis, a built-in calculator in Excel, to solve for the discount ...

Earlier, we had seen how the RATE function can be used to calculate the return on investments, whether lump-sum or periodic. This can come in handy in the calculation of SIP returns, too.

For that, we'll need to use a special function in Excel. Plugging the data into a spreadsheet, we'll use the XIRR function to calculate the internal rate of return for each project.

Learn how to approximate the effective convexity of bonds using Microsoft Excel with a modified and simpler version of the standard convexity formula.