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Old 01-03-2008, 12:18 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by jIMOh View Post
my function wizard does not have XIRR

running excel 2003.

the link does not show the math behind the calculation, can you display it here? thx
I'm pretty sure the math for XIRR is not a simple equation. I believe Excel starts with a guess (of 10%, unless you give it a different guess) and tweaks it slightly up or down until it gets the correct answer.

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