James McWhinney is a long-tenured Investopedia contributor and an expert on personal finance and investing. With over 25 years of experience as a full-time communications professional, James writes ...

Q. You explained Excel’s Scenario Manager in your November 2024 Tech Q&A article and Goal Seek in your December 2024 Tech Q&A article. Can you please explain the final What-If Analysis tool: Data ...

The data genie is well and truly out of the bottle. The presence of data-driven consultancies, the rise of public data websites and the growth of its use in the media (cough, cough) highlight how ...

Cost benefit analysis is a strategy used by businesses and individuals to weigh the potential outcome of an action in order to make a decision. One of the main ways people make decisions is by using a ...

Technical analysis is the process of examining a stock or security’s price movements, trading volume, and trends to determine how or when to trade it and predict its price movements. There are plenty ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

Have you ever looked at the success of your competitors and said to yourself, "What am I missing?" Companies small and large go through a strategic exercise called a gap analysis to answer that ...