Paycheck Variation Simulator The number on a job offer is just the starting point. How you’re paid—salaried, hourly, or as a contractor—dramatically changes your actual take-home pay after taxes. This simulator lets you compare different employment structures side-by-side to see how taxes and deductions will affect your paycheck. How to Use the Calculator Salaried (W-2) Read More…
Property Insurance Quote Builder Property insurance is a financial tool that protects your home and belongings from damage or theft. Whether you own a house or rent an apartment, a policy ensures that you won’t face a devastating financial loss after an unexpected event like a fire, storm, or break-in. In exchange for your monthly Read More…
Auto Insurance Quote Builder Auto insurance is a contract between you and an insurance company that protects you against financial loss in the event of an accident or theft. In exchange for your payment, called a premium, the insurance company agrees to pay for losses as defined in your policy. It’s not just a good Read More…
Financial Resilience Simulator Just like how we get annual check-ups for our physical health, our finances need regular check-ups too. This simulator is your personal financial stress test—a way to measure the strength and flexibility of your current savings plan. We’ll put your budget through a series of realistic ‘what-if’ scenarios to see how it Read More…
Income Protection Insurance Calculator Think of your income as the engine that powers your financial life. But when an unexpected illness, injury, or tragedy occurs, that engine can stall. Income protection insurance is designed to be your backup plan. So you can still pay your bills if you’re unable to work due to a disability, Read More…
Cost of Healthcare Calculator When choosing your health insurance plan there is a trade-off between paying more each month for a lower bill when you’re sick, or paying less and risk a higher bill later. This calculator shows you how different insurance plans perform in real-life situations, from a healthy year to a major medical Read More…
Student Loan Repayment Calculator Figuring out how to pay back student loans can feel overwhelming. The plan you choose affects your monthly budget, the total interest you’ll pay, and how long you’ll be in debt. This calculator is designed to make that choice clearer. It lets you explore different repayment strategies to find the one Read More…
Buy vs. Lease a Car Calculator Compare the financial impact of buying versus leasing a vehicle Getting your first car is a major milestone. One of the biggest choices you’ll face is whether to buy or lease your vehicle. Both options have their own pros and cons, and the long-term financial impact isn’t always obvious.By Read More…
Graphing is one of the most important features of spreadsheets. When you need to present your findings, whether as a written report or a presentation, summarizing your data in graphs is the best way to quickly communicate large amounts of data. This guide will walk through taking your raw portfolio data, making some simple Read More…
The most important reason you would want to use excel to track your stock portfolio is trying to calculate your profit and loss from each trade. To do this, open the spreadsheet with your transaction history. It should look something like this: Tip: If you have not bought and then sold a stock, you can’t calculate how Read More…
If you’ve been trading for a long period of time you might have been curious to know what your daily returns were. Excel and Google Sheets can help you efficiently calculate this in a simple way. Suppose we started trading on August 29th, 2017. It is now September 7th and we would like to know Read More…
The first step in using any spreadsheet is getting some data! This tutorial will show you different ways to import some of your portfolio data into a spreadsheet and how to format it to make it easier to read. Getting Data The first step to using any spreadsheet is getting some data – once we Read More…
Net Worth Calculator! Knowing your net worth is the first step towards growing it! This tool will help you organize your assets in one place, and even help project how they will grow in the future. If you have used our Home Budget Calculator to help see where you can improve your savings, the next Read More…
Home Budget Calculator! The most difficult thing people think of with personal finance is building your monthly budget, and sticking to it. There are tons of different expenses and payments to consider, so we put all the big ones in one place! This tool will also help you see exactly how much you can set Read More…
Car Loan Calculator! The first BIG purchase many people make is when they buy their first car. This calculator will help show the impact of many of the biggest factors people need to consider when taking out their first loan for a big purchase. If you have used our Credit Card Payment Calculator to see Read More…
Credit Card Minimum Payments Calculator! Credit Cards! These are usually the first “loans” a person takes out, and the first monthly payments! Tens of thousands of young people dig themselves deep into credit card debt before they even realize it, so have fun with this payments calculator to see how much these bits of plastic Read More…
Compound Interest Calculator The first thing to consider with all personal finance is the idea of compound interest! This is what separates the “Piggy Bank” savers from the Warren Buffets; making use of interest compounding is how you can really make your savings grow! If you have already used our Investment Return Calculator, you can Read More…
Advanced Investment Return Calculator Find out the difference between Simple and Compound Interest! See how big an impact your tax rates and inflation have on your savings over time! If you have already used our Becoming A Millionaire Calculator, you can use your targeted Expected Investment Return numbers in this calculator to see how to Read More…
How to Become a Millionaire Calculator Want to be a millionaire? Everyone does, but do you know how much you need to save and what rate of return you need to get on your investments to reach that million level? This financial calculator helps you learn how your savings grows over time and how Read More…
Buy Vs Lease Calculator! The biggest expense most people have is the place they live, one of the biggest decisions young people face is whether to buy their home, or continue to rent. Conventional wisdom says that buying will pay off in the long term, but believe it or not this is not always the Read More…
Use this calculator to find Net Present Value, based off expected annual growth, cash flow over a variable number of years, and separations of cash flow between investments and operations. This calculator will help you determine the attractiveness of a company by seeing how much it would be worth if you wanted to buy it Read More…
Use this calculator to calculate an Internal Rate of Return! Inputs include regular deposits and withdrawals, up to 20 irregular withdrawals, and whether to calculate based on deposits at the beginning or end of the period. The Internal Rate of Return or “IRR” is an important concept in math, finance and economics. It is frequently Read More…
Everywhere you turn there is another proprietary stock market timing system being sold. Let’s take a few minutes to review these claims against common sense.