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The Foundations of A Successful Investment
Investment in its most simple form means “using an asset you own to generate future profits” and assets don’t always mean money; sometimes it could be time, effort, or a property you own.
With this perspective, we can consider two school kids pledging portions of their lunches to each other as a crude form of investment.
As for profits, it is up to you to define what is acceptable to you, based on the alternatives that surround you. For skilled investors, this is where using the time value of money comes in.
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The formula for the present value of future payments
PV= FV / (1+i)n
Where:
PV=Present value
FV=Future value
i=Interest rate
n=Number of years.
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1. Present value
Calculating the present value of money answers the question;
If an investment promises to pay me a certain amount in future, how much is that sum worth today?
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Factors To Consider In Your Decision
Choosing the investment with the highest interest rate (returns rate) is viable but this doesn’t work in all cases, because it might be difficult to estimate the return rates on all available options.
The length of time it takes for each investment to pay their respective returns should als...
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2. Future Value of money
This answers the questions:
I have a certain amount in hand today, how much is it worth in future?
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What You Have Learnt
- The time value of money is vital in making business decisions
- The present value of money can be used to estimate what the profit of your investment is worth in today’s terms.
- Discount rates or interest rates can be determined by considering what return you’ll get from another...
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How Is This Applied?
The time value of money rule is:
"Money received today is worth more than that same amount received in future."
The time value of money is used to guide investment decisions. Before you invest, you want to know which of the options before you promises the highest prof...
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Interest rates
Interest rates used in the present value or future value formula can also be called discount rate. When considering an investment, it is appropriate to use the opportunity cost of putting your money elsewhere as your interest rate.
This is calculated as:
Opportunity Cost = FO−...
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These ideas explain the importance of time value considerations in making investment decisions.
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