You may have gone out of talks with banks, accountants, CPA, and believe that you were in a financial loss "as she danced her fingers on a financial calculator and report their results.

You may be required, you can "crunch the numbers," even by bit mind, or to ensure that no one makes you.

If any of this sounds familiar, you must learn to use a financial calculator.

There are some good books and learning materials available, but you must first start with the computer itself.

You want something to calculate the effective credit lines, mortgages, notes, investments and loans can easily - yes, there are many to choose from.

The big question now is, "Which one?"

Many computers can cope with the economic and some features are much easier to use than others. Here are the four best in our industry. If you want to avoid the technical stuff on the ground and just discovering what we use personally!

The HP12C

Of course, was the industry leader for HP12C standard for all those homes for years and still most investors in counters will be "found.

The HP12C is very powerful, but comes with some initial challenges. You may have noticed that it has signed an "equal" to. HP uses reverse Polish notation as 1 +1 = 2 would be calculated as 1 [ENTER] 1 [+] (when you get the answer "2?). The catch is that if you do not know how to use it, it might be worth it; while the next model.

The latest model is already six times faster speeds for calculating TVM, loan payments, interest rates, standard deviation and more. Work more efficiently with memory for up to 80 cash flows. Ideal for real estate, finance, accounting, economics and business work. HP 12C Platinum Financial Calculator is a classic!

The HP10B and TI BA II Plus

Probably the easiest of the financial calculator, the HP10B (now HP10B-II) or the TI BA II Plus do the job.

Created competitive nature, both access to basic needs of financial calculators. Besides the usual features of accrued time-value-of-money, interest, amortization, cost-effectively sell margin, and depreciation, users will calculate more advanced business services and financial matters.

If you are wondering what exactly the "plus" to purchase the TI BA II Plus model, one has to look pretty close (at first only more things were found characters). Allows not BAII Plus various compounding periods for payment. You can also make bonds and calculate the yield.

With that said, the basic workhorse computer, you can not go wrong with either the Texas Instruments BA II Plus Professional Financial Calculator or HP 10BII Financial Calculator.

Texas Instruments Financial Analyst

This from the production machine is still a popular and worthwhile to keep an eye on the local flea markets and eBay.

In addition to high speed, it tifi a large screen as it is) up to four different calculations simultaneously (column A, B, C and D can.

In addition, it tifi amortize easy cash flow and enter the balance at any given time.

So what do we use computers?

Now my wife always uses the HP12C, while I prefer tifi (yes a house divided). The tendency teaching workshops, as we usually HP10B on reasonable and ease of use for the new students.

Whichever machine you choose to spend time learning the computer will surely be worth it! In the future you will save time and money, but perhaps even more important is that you can better control cash flow.