My favorite Credit Card by flickr user .KM.

Credit Cards and Interest Ratescurrent Canadian rates

Solve for FV (the future value) ...

You decide to invest $6500. The bank offers an interest rate of 8.25% compounded annually. What will your money be worth in 7 years if the interest rate remains unchanged?

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Watching Money Grow ...

Calculate the final balance if $7500 were invested at 8% per year, compounded semi-annually for 6 years.

How long will it take $12 000 invested at 7.2% per year, compounded quarterly, to grow to $15 000?

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Investing Regularly ...Calculate the final balance if $1500 were invested at 8% per year, compounded semi-annually, with additional investments of $1 000 at the end of every six months for five years.

How long will it take to save $35 000, if $2 500 were invested at 7.2% per year, compounded quarterly, followed by an additional $400 at the end of each 3-month period?

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Investing Frequently ...A financial institution offers an annual interest rate of 6%, compounded monthly.Compare $1200 invested at the end of each year to $100 invested at the end of each month.

Option 1: $1200/year Option 2: $100/month

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Doubling Our Money ...

$1200 is invested at 6% interest compounded annually. How long will it take to double?

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Here's a handy way to figure out how long your investment will take to double in value. It is called the Rule of 72.

(Interest Rate %) x (Years to Double) = 72

To find the number of years given a percentage:

To find the percentage required to double given the years:

The Rule of 72

Years = 72(Interest Rate %)

Rate = 72Years

Numbers 72 by flickr user szczel

Scenario 2: You are shopping for an investment that will double in 6 years. What interest rate are you looking for?

Scenario 1: You have an investment that compounds annually at 7%. How long will it take to double?

Use the Rule of 72 to estimate the doubling time for these interest rates:

(a) 4% per annum, compounded annually

(b) 8% per annum, compounded annually

(c) 24% per annum, compounded annually

Use the TVM solver in your calculator to calculate the the compound amount of a $100 investment for the doubling times estimated above.

How accurate does the Rule of 72 seem to be?

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The Difference Between Nominal and

Effective Interest Rates

Understanding Credit Card Interest Rates

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Credit Cards by flickr user Andres Rueda

Nominal vrs. Effective Interest Rate

You have money to invest in interest-earning deposits. You have determined that suitable deposits are available at your bank paying 6.5% per annum compounded annually, at a local trust company paying 6.4% per annum compounded monthly and at the Student Credit Union paying 6.45% per annum compounded semiannually. Which institution offers the best rate of interest?

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Nominal Rate of Interest - The stated rate of interest applied to your investment.

Effective Rate of Interest - The interest rate if an annuity is compounded annually.

6.5% per annum compounded semiannually6.4% per annum compounded annually 6.45% per annum compounded monthly

Marge invested $2500 at 6.5% per annum compounded quarterly. Calculate the value of her investment after three years.

Calculate the effective interest rate.

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Credit Card InterestCalculate the effective interest rate of $1.00 invested at 18.5% compounded daily for one year.

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Shaina wishes to invest $2000 given by her grandfather. She has an option of a guaranteed investment certificate earning 8.85%, compounded quarterly, or a savings bond of 9%, compounded semi-annually.Which investment should she choose?

If each investment term is 5 years, what will be the difference in their values at the end of the term?

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