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  2. Rule of 72 - Wikipedia

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    To estimate the number of periods required to double an original investment, divide the most convenient "rule-quantity" by the expected growth rate, expressed as a percentage. For instance, if you were to invest $100 with compounding interest at a rate of 9% per annum, the rule of 72 gives 72/9 = 8 years required for the investment to be worth ...

  3. What is compound interest? How compounding works to ... - AOL

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    Here’s what the letters represent: A is the amount of money in your account. P is your principal balance you invested. R is the annual interest rate expressed as a decimal. N is the number of ...

  4. Compound interest - Wikipedia

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    It gives the interest on 100 lire, for rates from 1% to 8%, for up to 20 years. [3] The Summa de arithmetica of Luca Pacioli (1494) gives the Rule of 72, stating that to find the number of years for an investment at compound interest to double, one should divide the interest rate into 72.

  5. Interest - Wikipedia

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    To approximate how long it takes for money to double at a given interest rate, that is, for accumulated compound interest to reach or exceed the initial deposit, divide 72 by the percentage interest rate. For example, compounding at an annual interest rate of 6 percent, it will take 72/6 = 12 years for the money to double.

  6. Rate of return - Wikipedia

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    The time value of money is reflected in the interest rate that a bank offers for deposit accounts, and also in the interest rate that a bank charges for a loan such as a home mortgage. The " risk-free " rate on US dollar investments is the rate on U.S. Treasury bills , because this is the highest rate available without risking capital.

  7. Annual percentage rate - Wikipedia

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    0.7974% effective monthly interest rate, because 1.007974 12 =1.1; 9.569% annual interest rate compounded monthly, because 12×0.7974=9.569; 9.091% annual rate in advance, because (1.1-1)÷1.1=0.09091; These rates are all equivalent, but to a consumer who is not trained in the mathematics of finance, this can be confusing. APR helps to ...

  8. Effective interest rate - Wikipedia

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    For example, a nominal interest rate of 6% compounded monthly is equivalent to an effective interest rate of 6.17%. 6% compounded monthly is credited as 6%/12 = 0.005 every month. After one year, the initial capital is increased by the factor (1 + 0.005) 12 ≈ 1.0617. Note that the yield increases with the frequency of compounding.

  9. Real interest rate - Wikipedia

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    If, for example, an investor were able to lock in a 5% interest rate for the coming year and anticipated a 2% rise in prices, they would expect to earn a real interest rate of 3%. [1] The expected real interest rate is not a single number, as different investors have different expectations of future inflation.