1. Modeling a Simple Investment: Type in the mean and standard deviation of possible returns
2. Label column A “Return” in cell A5
3. Enter =EXP(NORMINV(RAND(),$B$2,$B$3) into cell A6 and copy down to cell A15
4. Enter 1 into cell B5 to represent $1 invested
5. Enter =B5*A6 into cell B6 and copy down to cell B15
6. Enter =B15 into cell B20
7. Select A20:B519
8. Click Tools > SimTools > Simulation Table
9. Enter 1000 into cell B17 and label “Initial”
10. Enter =$B$17*B21 into cell C21 and copy down to cell C519
11. Enter =PERCENTILE(B20:B519,0.05) into cell B18 and label 5% VaR