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- Introduction to
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- αFINANCIAL AUTHORITYα
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- (C) Copyright 1994-95 by Conrad Button's Software
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- TABLE OF CONTENTS
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- SUBJECT PAGE NUMBER
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- Installation ....................................... 2
- Overview ........................................... 3
- Limited Warranty ................................... 9
- Copyright & Registration ........................... 10
- Other Products ..................................... 12
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- INSTALLATION
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- αWARNING: You must have a copy of VBRUN300.DLL in your WINDOWS\SYSTEM
- directory before proceeding with this installation! If you do not have
- this file, download it from HTTP://WWW.HALCYON.COM/CBUTTON/WELCOME.α
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- Your diskette contains a SETUP program which will automatically
- install all of the files and libraries on your hard drive.
- To install FINANCIAL AUTHORITY:
- 1. From the Windows Program Manager select FILE, then select RUN.
- 2. Type and Enter A:SETUP (or B:SETUP).
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- SETUP will then run. It will expand all of the compressed files
- on the diskette and place them in their correct directories. A
- new FINANCIAL AUTHORITY Program Group and its icon will be added
- to Program Manager.
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- If the following error message should occur during SETUP: "Cannot copy
- file XXXX.XXX" where XXXX.XXX is any file name such as DDEML.DLL,
- VER.DLL, MMSYSTEM.DLL, etc. then, CLOSE ALL PROGRAMS THAT ARE CURRENTLY
- RUNNING BEFORE YOU RUN SETUP (only Program Manager should be running)!
- Then run SETUP. Should this fail to solve the problem, delete the
- current version of "XXXX.XX" and then run SETUP again. OVERVIEW
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- FINANCIAL AUTHORITY is a financial analysis program which contains
- seven investment modules:
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- 1. Loan Amortization - The options for a fixed rate loan include:
- required monthly payment, amount which can be borrowed, highest
- affordable interest rate, true interest when points are charged,
- years required to repay loan, balloon payments, accelerated
- payments (both interim or for the duration of the loan). A
- schedule (monthly or annual) for cumulative interest paid,
- principal paid, and remaining balance can be printed to the screen
- and to a printer. A graph of Remaining Loan Balance versus Years
- can also be displayed and printed.
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- 2. Annuity - The options for an immediate annuity (withdrawals
- start immediately and continue until the annuity is depleted)
- include: income, required amount, life of the annuity, rate of
- interest earned. An annualized schedule of interest earned and
- remaining balance can be printed to the screen and to a printer.
- A graph of Amount Remaining in the Annuity versus Years can also
- be displayed and printed.
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- OVERVIEW (continued) Page 4
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- 3. Fixed and Periodic Investments
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- Fixed Investment Growth - Options for a lump sum investment
- include: value of investment at maturity, required initial
- investment, years required to reach goal, or interest rate
- required (the interest can be compounded daily, monthly,
- quarterly, semiannually or annually). Comparisons of tax free,
- taxed deferred, and fully taxed investments can also be performed.
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- Periodic Investment Growth - Investments can be made weekly,
- biweekly, monthly, quarterly, semiannually, or annually. Options
- include: value of all investments at maturity, required periodic
- investments, years required to reach goal, required interest rate;
- interest can be compounded daily, monthly, quarterly,
- semiannually, or annually.
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- Diversified portfolios in which fixed or periodic investments are
- made can be evaluated. Annualized schedules of interest earned and
- current values can be printed to the screen and to a printer.
- Graphs of total investment value versus years can also be
- displayed and printed.
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- OVERVIEW (continued) Page 5
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- 4. U.S. EE Bonds - The options for EE savings bonds include:
- create or edit a file of currently owned EE Bonds (serial numbers,
- denomination, and purchase date); evaluate your savings bond
- portfolio (current or future value) based on U.S. Treasury
- guaranteed minimum interest rates; print (to screen and printer)
- your portfolio of bonds, including minimum value of each bond and
- a total minimum value for the entire portfolio. The minimum total
- value of your portfolio may be projected over any future time
- period (e.g., the values between 1995 and 2005). This projection
- may be displayed as a data table or as a graph, on your screen and
- on your printer.
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- 5. Mutual Fund Analysis - Evaluates the performance of a mutual
- fund over a user-specified time period. Three measures of
- performance are produced:
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- a. Growth of Annual $1000 Investments
- b. Growth of an Initial $10,000 Investment
- c. Average Annual Compounded Return
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- Data, readily obtainable from the mutual fund's prospectus, is
- entered by the user and then analyzed to generate the performance
- measures for each year of the desired time period. Output may be
- directed to the screen and to a printer. A graph of each of the
- three performance measures versus years can also be displayed and
- printed.
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- 6. Retirement Planning - Inflation during your retirement years
- must be considered in your retirement planning. This program
- allows you to test various rates of inflation to determine the
- lump sum investment that you will need at retirement, the amount
- that you can withdraw each year from an anticipated pool of money,
- and the number of years until your investments are depleted. A
- schedule, showing your required income, annual withdrawals,
- remaining balance, and interest earned, may be printed to the
- screen and on a printer. A graph of the remaining balance versus
- years can also be displayed and printed.
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- 7. Assets Database - A database of your current assets (e.g.,
- stocks, bonds, CD's, etc.), number of shares, and share prices can
- be created and saved for future reference. Total values for each
- asset, portfolio percentages, and total value of the entire
- database can be calculated, printed, and displayed graphically as
- either pie or bar charts.
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- ** ADDITIONAL TOOLS **
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- 1. GRAPHICAL PLOTS may be displayed for any schedule. Pie and bar
- graphs for your portfolios or current assets can also be
- displayed. All graphs may be printed or copied to the Windows
- Clipboard.
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- 2. A pop-up MATH CALCULATOR allows you to perform simple
- arithmetic calculations (+, -, x, /, %).
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- 3. A pop-up DATE INTERVAL CALCULATOR allows you to determine the
- number of days, the number of weeks, the number of months, and the
- number of years between any two selected dates.
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- 4. A PERPETUAL CALENDAR may be displayed and optionally printed.
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- 5. A COPY TO CLIPBOARD option is available on all schedules
- printed to your screen. Highlight all or a portion of the
- displayed schedule, select "Copy" from the FILE Menu, and the
- selected text can then later be pasted into any other Windows
- application (e.g., Word for Windows, WordPerfect for Windows,
- Windows Write, Charisma, etc.). Any graphical plot may also be
- copied to the Clipboard.
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- 6. EXAMPLE CALCULATIONS are just a mouse click away; they may be
- viewed by simply clicking on the word "Example".
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- ******* LIMITED WARRANTY ******* Page 9
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- If a damaged disk has been received from Conrad Button's
- Software, the Purchaser may obtain a replacement disk providing
- the damaged disk is returned to Conrad Button's Software within
- thirty days of the invoice date.
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- EXCEPT AS PROVIDED ABOVE, CONRAD BUTTON'S SOFTWARE DISCLAIMS ALL
- WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
- TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
- PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND ACCURACY OF CALCULATED OUTPUTS, WITH
- RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT. SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, THE
- PURCHASER ASSUMES THE RISK OF PAYING THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL
- NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION AND ANY INCIDENTAL OR
- CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT WILL CONRAD BUTTON'S SOFTWARE
- BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING WITHOUT
- LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS
- INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION AND THE LIKE) ARISING
- OUT OF THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT EVEN IF
- CONRAD BUTTON'S SOFTWARE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
- SUCH DAMAGES.
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- Use of this product for any period of time constitutes your
- acceptance of this agreement and subjects you to its contents.
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- COPYRIGHT and REGISTRATION
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- FINANCIAL AUTHORITY is (C) Copyright 1994-95 by Conrad Button's
- Software. If you are not a registered user, a registration fee of
- $25.00 (U.S. funds) should be sent to:
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- Conrad Button's Software
- 20230 Lake Riley Rd.
- Arlington, WA 98223
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- You will be receive a personalized copy of the latest registered
- version.
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- ßPLEASE USE THE REGISTRATION FORM ON THE NEXT PAGE.ß
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- ** Site Licenses are available, please contact us for details. **
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- Conrad Button's Software, 20230 Lake Riley Rd, Arlington, Wa 98223
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- Please register me as a user of FINANCIAL AUTHORITY.
- Send me the latest REGISTERED version.
- I enclose payment of $25.00 (U.S. Funds).
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- NO Credit Cards are accepted. Foreign orders add $1.00 for postage.
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- (This program requires a 3.5" HIGH DENSITY diskette drive.)
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- Name ___________________________________________________
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- Address ___________________________________________________
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- I received the ShareWare version of FINANCIAL AUTHORITY from:
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- CONRAD BUTTON'S SOFTWARE (http://halcyon.com/cbutton/welcome)
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- OTHER PRODUCTS
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- MATHBOOK+ for WINDOWS
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- MathBook+ is a math/science/engineering program with five mathematical
- modules: Integral Calculus, Advanced Algebra, Geometry/Trigonometry,
- Random Numbers, and U.S./Metric Conversions. It also contains a Graph
- Builder module.
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- INTEGRAL CALCULUS
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- Calculates the definite integral from one of 90 selectable functions.
- The user chooses the upper and lower bounds. Also displays the
- indefinite integral. Alternatively, the definite integral from user
- supplied X,Y data points can be determined using trapezoidal
- integration. Line graphs of the function (or data) and of the definite
- integral can be displayed.
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- ADVANCED ALGEBRA
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- There are seven options available: (1) Sum of the First N Numbers, (2)
- N Factorial, (3) Permutations & Combinations, (4) Arithmetic
- and Geometric Progressions, (5) Quadratic Equations, (6) Linear
- Equations, and (7) Binomial Expansion.
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- GEOMETRY/TRIGONOMETRY
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- Determines areas of nine plane figures, volumes and surface areas of
- seven solid figures, areas and perimeters of irregular polygons, and
- parts (sides & angles) of triangles.
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- RANDOM NUMBERS
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- Generates tables of up to 2000 random numbers between any desired
- bounds. Either integer or decimal values may be displayed, printed,
- or saved as a file.
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- U.S./METRIC CONVERSIONS
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- Converts eleven units of LENGTH, eight units of WEIGHT, eight units of
- AREA, ten units of VOLUME, seven units of POWER, six units of WORK,
- seven units of SPEED, three units of TEMPERATURE, and nine units of
- PRESSURE to the other units in the applicable group.
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- GRAPH BUILDER MODULE
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- This module allows you to create your own graphs, independent of the
- other modules. You supply the data and then choose your graph style,
- colors, font style, line style, and grid type. You enter the desired
- graph title, legend, and axis labels. The resulting graph may be
- printed directly or copied to the Windows clipboard.
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- SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR
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- This calculator can perform the following operations: sine, cosine,
- tangent, arcsin, arccos, arctan, e^x, Y^x, log e, log 10, square root,
- and change sign. Numbers may be stored in a memory register for later
- recall. Memory accumulation is also provided.
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- The price for the licensed version of MATHBOOK+ is $20 (U.S. Funds).
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- Conrad Button's Software, 20230 Lake Riley Rd., Arlington, Wa 98223
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- KURV+ for WINDOWS
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- KURV+ is a statistical analysis program with four mathematical modules:
- a Curve Fitting module, a Multiple Linear Regression module, a
- Fundamental Statistics module, and a Graph Builder module. A
- Statistical Calculator is also provided.
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- CURVE FITTING MODULE
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- X,Y data points supplied by the user are processed to determine the
- coefficients for 28 mathematical equations (including third, fourth and
- fifth order polynomials). A built-in data editor allows the user to
- create, edit, or import files for curve fitting. Changes to files, and
- the resulting curve fit changes, can be rapidly made from KURV's master
- control panel. Comparisons of calculated points with actual data points
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- are instantly available. The user can also forecast results for points
- beyond the range of the input data. The comparisons and forecasts can
- be displayed as graphs or as tables. All graphs and tables can be
- printed via the Windows printer interface; they can also be copied to
- the Windows clipboard for insertion into other Windows programs. The
- default labels and legends on the graphs can be changed via the new
- label editor on each graph's menu bar.
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- MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION
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- In multiple regression, the dependent variable (Y) is predicted in
- terms of 2 or more independent variables or predictors (X1, X2, etc.).
- KURV+ will calculate the least-squares coefficients for linear
- regression with two, three, or four predictors. The general form of the
- equation is: Y = b0 + b1*X1 + b2*X2 + b3*X3 + b4*X4 where Y is the
- dependent variable, X1, X2, X3, X4 are the independent predicators, and
- b0, b1, b2, b3, b4 are the coefficients to be calculated.
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- FUNDAMENTAL STATISTICS MODULE
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- This module calculates the mean, variance, and standard deviation of
- data sets supplied by the user. Data may either be grouped (item value,
- frequency of occurrence) or ungrouped (single column of item values).
- Grouped data may be displayed as a scatter graph.
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- GRAPH BUILDER MODULE
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- This module allows you to create your own graphs, independent of the
- other modules. You supply the data and then choose your graph style,
- colors, font style, line style, and grid type. You enter the desired
- graph title, legend, and axis labels. The resulting graph may be
- printed directly or copied to the Windows clipboard.
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- STATISTICAL CALCULATOR
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- This calculator can perform the following operations: factorial,
- permutations, combinations, e^x, Y^x, log e, log 10, square root, and
- change sign. Numbers may be stored in a memory register for later
- recall. Memory accumulation is also provided.
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- The price for the licensed version of KURV+ is $20 (U.S. Funds).
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- Conrad Button's Software, 20230 Lake Riley Rd., Arlington, Wa 98223
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- PREVIEW for WINDOWS
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- A desktop utility which allows you to quickly preview Graphic Files
- (BMP, WMF), Icon Files (ICO), Font Files, Text Files, and to hear
- Sound Files (WAV).
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- A File Finder and File Copy/Deletion are included. Icons are displayed
- both in normal size and magnified five times. Font samples are
- displayed as normal, bold, italics, and bold italics. The viewing areas
- for graphics and for text may be expanded to fill the screen. Text
- files may be searched for ASCII strings and also be printed.
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- The price for the licensed version of PREVIEW is $15 (U.S. Funds).
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- Conrad Button's Software, 20230 Lake Riley Rd., Arlington, Wa 98223
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