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Financial calculators
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HP 12c Financial Calculator (12C#ABA)HP 12c Financial Calculator (12C#ABA)
Buy new: $69.87 / Used from: $36.54
Industry standard but not at all user-friendly. Uses Reverse Polish Notation.
Texas Instruments BA II Plus Financial CalculatorTexas Instruments BA II Plus Financial Calculator
Buy new: $24.00 / Used from: $9.99
Good calculator for the money. Covered in my calculator handbook listed below.
HP 17BII Financial CalculatorHP 17BII Financial Calculator
Buy used from: $67.99
My personal favorite. It is programmable and has alphabetic features; thus it is not allowed on some industry exams such as the CFP. Covered in my calculator handbook below.
HP 19Bii Business Consultant CalculatorHP 19Bii Business Consultant Calculator
Buy used from: $90.00
Somewhat advanced version of HP 17BII. Offers fold-out keyboard & menus in several foreign languages. Alphabetic features.
Texas Instruments TI-83 Plus Graphing CalculatorTexas Instruments TI-83 Plus Graphing Calculator
Buy new: $77.99 / Used from: $49.48
Good calculator of which I'm becoming more fond. Seems to be rising in popularity. Alphabetic features, graphing capabilities. Nice list editing features.
Texas Instruments TI83 Graphing CalculatorTexas Instruments TI83 Graphing Calculator by Texas Instruments Inc.
Buy used from: $33.90
VERY similar to TI83 Plus above, except no FLASH capabilities.
Texas Instruments BA35 CalculatorTexas Instruments BA35 Calculator
Buy used from: $65.00
BAD choice--lacks ability to handle advanced cash flows problems. Don't buy this one--spend a bit more and get the TI BA II PLUS.
Effective Use of a Financial CalculatorEffective Use of a Financial Calculator by L Hall
Buy used from: $15.00
Offers examples, explanations and demonstrates keystrokes to solve the examples. Calculators demonstrated: TI BAII PLUS, HP 10B, HP 17BII.