However, this article focuses specifically on investment in financial assets. In finance, the benefit from investment is called a return. The return may consist of capital gains or investment income, including dividends, interest, rental income etc., or a combination of the two.
Select a cell in the row or column, and then press CTRL+ARROW key (RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW for rows, UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW for columns). Press CTRL+HOME to select the first cell on the worksheet or in an Excel list.
Re: Deleting every other column (variable range). A quick way to do this would be to select All Cells, and sort by columns and then sort by rows. To change. the way Excel sorts select options in the sort wizard. Experiment with a copy of your data.