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2. Compound interest - Wikipedia

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   As the number of compounding periods tends to infinity in continuous compounding, the continuous compound interest rate is referred to as the force of interest . For any continuously differentiable accumulation function a(t), the force of interest, or more generally the logarithmic or continuously compounded return , is a function of time as ...

3. Rule of 72 - Wikipedia

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   In finance, the rule of 72, the rule of 70 [1] and the rule of 69.3 are methods for estimating an investment 's doubling time. The rule number (e.g., 72) is divided by the interest percentage per period (usually years) to obtain the approximate number of periods required for doubling. Although scientific calculators and spreadsheet programs ...

4. Continuously compounded nominal and real returns - Wikipedia

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   The simple inflation rate ISt from t –1 to t is . Thus, continuing the above nominal example, the final value of the investment expressed in real terms is. Then the continuously compounded real rate of return is. The continuously compounded real rate of return is just the continuously compounded nominal rate of return minus the continuously ...

5. How To Calculate Interest in a Savings Account - AOL

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   Simple interest: $50,000 X 0.03 = $51,500. Compound Interest (at 3% APY) equates to $51,500.24. The information related to the Chase Savings℠ account was collected by GOBankingRates and has not ...

6. Rate of return - Wikipedia

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   Rate of return. In finance, return is a profit on an investment. [1] It comprises any change in value of the investment, and/or cash flows (or securities, or other investments) which the investor receives from that investment over a specified time period, such as interest payments, coupons, cash dividends and stock dividends.

7. Effective interest rate - Wikipedia

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   The effective interest rate ( EIR ), effective annual interest rate, annual equivalent rate ( AER) or simply effective rate is the percentage of interest on a loan or financial product if compound interest accumulates over a year during which no payments are made. It is the compound interest payable annually in arrears, based on the nominal ...

8. Compound annual growth rate - Wikipedia

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   Compound annual growth rate ( CAGR) is a business, economics and investing term representing the mean annualized growth rate for compounding values over a given time period. [1] [2] CAGR smoothes the effect of volatility of periodic values that can render arithmetic means less meaningful. It is particularly useful to compare growth rates of ...

9. Forward rate - Wikipedia

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   Forward rate. The forward rate is the future yield on a bond. It is calculated using the yield curve. For example, the yield on a three-month Treasury bill six months from now is a forward rate. [1]