Financial Calculator

Version: Beta 0.2 (September 27, 1996)

A financial calculator helps assess the value of money at different points in time according to a variety of cash flow situations (cash flows are movements of cash, ie money you give or money you receive).

Select the type of computation sought: , then click on .

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This financial calculator applet aims at satisfying the widest possible range of users, by providing numerous illustrations of a financial calculator use.

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1) The Number of Periods.
The Number of Periods is the amount of time the loan or investment lasts, ie the number of times interests are paid on an investment or the number of times payments are made to solve a loan.

2) The Yield.
The Yield is the rate of interest you earn on an investment, or pay on a loan.

Period
Year (APR)
3) The Present Value.
The Present Value is a sum you receive or pay at the beginning of a timeline.

Reminder about figures you enter or results you obtain: What you EARN is POSITIVE, what you PAY is NEGATIVE.

4) The periodic payment.
The Payment is a sum you periodically receive or pay.

5) The Future Value.
The Future Value is a sum you pay at the end of a typical loan or receive at the end of a typical investment.

Now that four of the five fields are completed, click on to generate the result.

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  • OPTIONS
    YIELD
  • Number of periods (ie payments) per year =

  • Interests are paid at: the beginning of a period the end of a period
  • Compounding of interests: None Periodic Continuous
  • The real yield is 1.00% per period, or 12.68% per year compounded , with "12" periods per year. The nominal yield (compounding of interests not taken into account) is 1.00% per period, or 12.00% per year.
    For more information on yields, select Interest Converter in the type of computation sought.
    OTHER
  • Currency

    Amortization Table

  • RESULT
    Future Value
    COMMENTS
    Typical type of data that were input: Typical savings investment.

    $ 1,000.00 are invested.
    The real Yield is 1.00% per period.
    The timeline is 24.00 periods long.
    Periodic payments are $ 50.00.
    The investment is worth $ 2,618.41.

    You entered an Annual Percentage Rate (APR) value for the yield: make sure the number of periods per year in the Options table is the right one.

  • Amortization Table.
    An amortization table distinguishes for each period between, the capital that is invested or borrowed, and the interests that are earned or paid.

  • You may wonder why some figures should be entered as negative. The reason is, this tool parallels the use of a financial calculator, where cash outflows (ie, money you pay or invest) must be entered as negative sums.

    Disclaimer

    We cannot be held responsible for any detrimental consequence or decision based on the use of this tool and others, and urge you to cross-check any conclusion you may infer with other means... including common sense!


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