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  2. Interest - Wikipedia

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    Simple interest is calculated only on the principal amount, or on that portion of the principal amount that remains. It excludes the effect of compounding. Simple interest can be applied over a time period other than a year, for example, every month. Simple interest is calculated according to the following formula:

  3. How to calculate interest on a loan: Tools to make it easy

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    For example, if you take out a five-year loan for $20,000 and the interest rate on the loan is 5 percent, the simple interest formula would be $20,000 x .05 x 5 = $5,000 in interest.

  4. Compound interest - Wikipedia

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    5%. 4%. 3%. 2%. 1%. The interest on corporate bonds and government bonds is usually payable twice yearly. The amount of interest paid every six months is the disclosed interest rate divided by two and multiplied by the principal. The yearly compounded rate is higher than the disclosed rate.

  5. Why is compound interest better than simple interest? - AOL

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    For these simple interest loans, the interest is determined based on the principal amount instead of the principal and interest combined. Simple interest example. Say you take out a five-year loan ...

  6. Future value - Wikipedia

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    Future value. Future value is the value of an asset at a specific date. [1] It measures the nominal future sum of money that a given sum of money is "worth" at a specified time in the future assuming a certain interest rate, or more generally, rate of return; it is the present value multiplied by the accumulation function. [2]

  7. How to calculate loan payments and costs - AOL

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    For the figures above, the loan payment formula would look like: 0.06 divided by 12 = 0.005. 0.005 x $20,000 = $100. In this example, you’d pay $100 in interest in the first month. As you ...

  8. 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 have ...

  9. How To Calculate Interest on a Loan - AOL

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    So if you had 4% interest on a $100,000 mortgage loan, and your loan term was 30 years you would follow this formula: $100,000 x 30 x 0.04 = $120,000. What is the easiest way to calculate interest?