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  2. Discounting - Wikipedia

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    In finance, discounting is a mechanism in which a debtor obtains the right to delay payments to a creditor, for a defined period of time, in exchange for a charge or fee. [1] Essentially, the party that owes money in the present purchases the right to delay the payment until some future date. [2]

  3. Amortization calculator - Wikipedia

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    An amortization calculator is used to determine the periodic payment amount due on a loan (typically a mortgage), based on the amortization process.. The amortization repayment model factors varying amounts of both interest and principal into every installment, though the total amount of each payment is the same.

  4. Employees' Provident Fund Organisation - Wikipedia

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    The cap on the calculation of basic allowance is Rs. 15,000.00. Further, the basic plus the allowances received by all employees across the board should be considered for calculation of EPF wages, not the gross wages for the calculation of EPF dues.

  5. Day count convention - Wikipedia

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    This determines the number of days between two coupon payments, thus calculating the amount transferred on payment dates and also the accrued interest for dates between payments. [1] The day count is also used to quantify periods of time when discounting a cash-flow to its present value. When a security such as a bond is sold between interest ...

  6. Rule of 78s - Wikipedia

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    Also known as the "Sum of the Digits" method, the Rule of 78s is a term used in lending that refers to a method of yearly interest calculation. The name comes from the total number of months' interest that is being calculated in a year (the first month is 1 month's interest, whereas the second month contains 2 months' interest, etc.).

  7. Equated monthly installment - Wikipedia

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    The formula for EMI (in arrears) is: [2] = (+) or, equivalently, = (+) (+) Where: P is the principal amount borrowed, A is the periodic amortization payment, r is the annual interest rate divided by 100 (annual interest rate also divided by 12 in case of monthly installments), and n is the total number of payments (for a 30-year loan with monthly payments n = 30 × 12 = 360).

  8. Rule of 72 - Wikipedia

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    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 functions to find the accurate doubling time, the rules are useful for mental calculations and when only a basic calculator ...

  9. Rate of return - Wikipedia

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    For example, if an investor puts $1,000 in a 1-year certificate of deposit (CD) that pays an annual interest rate of 4%, paid quarterly, the CD would earn 1% interest per quarter on the account balance. The account uses compound interest, meaning the account balance is cumulative, including interest previously reinvested and credited to the ...