On a backpacking trip through europe, troy spent 20 swiss francs to stay one night in a youth hostel. if the foreign exchange rate between the u. s. dollar and the swiss franc is 1: 2.2, how much did troy spend in u. s. dollars?

The u.s. stock market has returned an average of about 9% per year since 1900. this return works out to a real return (i.e., adjusted for inflation) of approximately 6% per year. if you invest $100,000 and you earn 6% a year on it, how much real purchasing power will you have in 30 years?

Email viruses are typically launched by people who modify header information to hide their identity. brightmail's enrique salem says that in the future, your email reader will authenticate the sender before putting hte message in your inbox. that way, you will know the source of all the emails you read. alan nugent of novell says, "i'm kind of a fan of eliminating anonymity if that is the price for security." will eliminating anonymity make computers more secure?

Personal financial planning is the process of creating and achieving financial goals? true or false