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  2. Compound interest - Wikipedia

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    Compound interest. Compound interest is interest accumulated from a principal sum and previously accumulated interest. It is the result of reinvesting or retaining interest that would otherwise be paid out, or of the accumulation of debts from a borrower.

  3. 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 ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. What Is Compound Interest and How Does It Work? - AOL

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    What is compound interest? How can it work to your advantage and how can it hurt you financially? We break down this (sometimes confusing) concept. This was originally published on The Penny ...

  6. What Is a Compound Interest Savings Account? - AOL

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    If you put $1,000 into a compound interest savings account offering 6% interest compounded daily, after two years you would have earned $127.49. This would bring your account total to $1,127.49.

  7. 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 ...

  8. Exponential growth - Wikipedia

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    Exponential growth is a process that increases quantity over time at an ever-increasing rate. It occurs when the instantaneous rate of change (that is, the derivative) of a quantity with respect to time is proportional to the quantity itself. Described as a function, a quantity undergoing exponential growth is an exponential function of time ...

  9. What is the time value of money? - AOL

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    You can calculate the time value of money using the following formula. Bankrate has an online calculator that’ll do the math for you. FV=PV (1+i/n) n*t. Alternatively, you might see the formula ...