24 Aug
2011
24 Aug
'11
11:02 p.m.
On 25 Aug 2011 at 0:47, TeoZ wrote:
Back in college some of the MBA types had financial
calculators to
figure out interest and how much to overcharge people. These days kids
seem to be required to have graphing calculators in grade school, I
guess that is because they can barely print their own names let alone
draw on paper.
A CFA is very likely to have a HP12C somewhere. From Wikipedia:
"The HP-12C is one of only four calculators permissible in the
Chartered Financial Analyst exams, the others being its sister, the
HP-12C Platinum, and the Texas Instruments BA II Plus and BA II Plus
Professional."
The current price of a new HP12C Platinum is about $75, although the
TI BAII Plus Pro is about half that. The TI BAII dates back to 1978.
Neither is a graphing calculator.
--Chuck