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13 November, 21:35

A formula exists for a monetary return on an investment of continuously compounded interest. If the interest is compounded only once a year, use the following formula. Suppose you have $100 to invest, but started investing only $50. What changes might increase your return on investment, if you plan to invest for 5 years? A = P (1 + r) n where A is the total amount, P is the principal invested, r is the annual interest rate, and n is the number of years

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  1. 13 November, 21:56
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    Your formula is missing the exponent sign "^", it should read: P (1+r) ^n. Re: what changes would increase your return? - the compounding period (continuous compounding is higher than annual compounding), the higher "r" is the higher the return. The higher P is the higher the return - the beauty of compounding interest ... interest paid on interest earned (already paid).

    Example: Formula for annually compounded interest at 4%:

    $50 (1.04) ^5 = $60.83

    vs. if you invested all of the $100 now ...

    $100 (1.04) ^5 = $121.67

    you have invested only $50 more, but you receive ...

    interest on the $50 = (60.83 - 50) = 10.83

    interest on the $100 = (121.67 - 100) = 21.67

    if you wait to invest the additional $50 you will lose the opportunity to receive interest on it, and interest on the interest paid each year during the 5 year period.

    Above example with continuous compounding: Formula: P (e) ^ (r*t) where r = rate (here I use 4%) and t = time ... "e" is a constant for continuous compounding, roughly equivalent to: 2.71828

    $50 (e) ^ (0.04*5) = $50 (1.2214) = 61.07

    $100 (e) ^ (0.04*5) = $100 (1.2214) = $122.14

    you can see that with continuous compounding (vs. annual compounding) you earn more interest because interest is compounded more frequently (and that interest earns interest) ...
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