Financial Calculator Support and Tutorials

These tutorials are designed to explain the basics of time value of money calculations using the most popular business calculators. I assume that you already understand the fundamentals (math and terminology) of the time value of money.  These tutorials only deal with time value of money calculations. 

Choose Your Calculator

HP 10B
BEST
HP 10 BII
BEST
TI BAII Plus
BEST
TI 83 & 84
ACCEPTABLE
HP 17B
NOT RECOMMENDED
HP 12C
NOT RECOMMENDED
SUPPORTED CALCULATOR SUPPORTED CALCULATOR SUPPORTED CALCULATOR UNSUPPORTED CALCULATOR UNSUPPORTED CALCULATOR
HP 10B and 10BII TVM Quick Start

Full HP 10B Manual (PDF)

Full HP 10BII Manual (PDF)

HP-10BII & BAII+ Key Stroke Comparison

Corporate TVM Problem Set with Solutions using a HP10BII

FREE HP 10BII Emulator (ZIP FILE)

TI BAII Plus TVM Quick Start

Texas Instruments BAII Plus Useful Keystrokes Summary

BA II Plus Quick Guide Manual (PDF)

Corporate TVM Problem Set with Solutions using a BAII-Plus

TI 83 and
TI 83 Plus
TVM Quick Start
HP 17B and HP 17BII+ TVM Quick Start

HP17BII Calculator Keystroke review

Full HP17BII+ Manual (PDF)

NOT SUPPORTED:

HP 12C and HP 12C Platinum TVM Quick Start

HP12C and 12C Platinum Calculator Keystroke review

Full HP 12C Platinum Manual (PDF)

HP 12C Solutions Handbook (PDF)

Practice Sets to test your knowledge:

TVM Practice Quiz  - 10 question practice quiz, which provides an introduction to basic time value of money concepts. Answers are provided after you submit the quiz with keystrokes for the TI BAII+ calculator.

Finance Practice Problems  - There are numerous detailed problems covering basic and advanced TVM topics. Each problem shows you step-by-step answers after you submit your answer. The keystrokes are generic but any calculator can be used.

Corporate TVM Problem Set - Solutions using a HP10BII    (40 question corporate finance problem set which provides a good introduction to a variety of TVM questions and concepts. Answers are included and is the same material as the link above.)

Corporate TVM Problem Set - Solutions using a BAII-Plus    (40 question corporate finance problem set which provides a good introduction to a variety of TVM questions and concepts. Answers are included and is the same material as the link above.)