Investments
With the Investments calculation you can find out what will be the future value of an initial investment and/or a series of periodic investments.
Periodic investments can either be made at the beginning or the end of a period.
To see the amortization schedule, select the Show Details command in the Calculation menu.
To toggle between date and
period view, click the header of the first details column.
Please note that in order to avoid misinterpretations, the details table always
displays period numbers and dates.
To change the start date, select the Start Date command in the Edit menu to open the Date Options dialog.
Input
| • nominal annual rate | |
| • compounding frequency | |
| • investment frequency | |
| • number of years or periods (note: changing the | |
| • periodic deposit made at the beginning or end of each period | |
| • initial investment |
Results
| • present value |
| • future value |
| • total invested |
| • total interest |
Example
| • | At the start of your career you have $7,300 in a savings account. Your estimated annual is at 9 %. If you make $1,200 payments at the beginning of each year, how much will be in the account after 40 years?
Answer: After 40 years there will be $671,239.00 in the account. |
Related topics
| Nominal annual rate |
| Compound interest |