An interest rate is the price a borrower pays for the use of money they borrow from another burrowee, for instance a small company might borrow capital from a bank to buy new assets for their business, and the return a lender receives for deferring the use of funds, by lending it to the borrower. Interests rates are fundamental to a Capitalist society. Interest rates are … [Read more...]
Calculate your Interest Rate Using Present & Future Value
When you are considering an investment, you want to know what rate of return an investment will give you. Some investments promise a fixed cost and a fixed payment at some point in the future. For example, a bond may cost $500 with the promise that $700 will be repaid 10 years in the future. Another bond may cost $600 with the promise that $900 will be repaid 15 years in the … [Read more...]