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Time Value of Money

Module by: Rudy Lopes

Summary: The time value of money refers to the idea that the value of a sum depends on its place in time, with a sum today worth as much as a larger sum in the future given appropriate interest compounding. These tutorials explain the concepts behind interest, compounding, present value, and future value.

About Interest Rates - The topic of interest rates are more complicated than you might think. This tutorial covers the relevant terminology, including APR, APY, and the yield curve.

Compound Interest - Calculating compound interest, as used in mortgages, is now much easier. Learn how to find the interest using the principal, number of compounding periods, and interest rate. Use your own values for an added bonus!

Compound Interest Made Simple - Compound interest is the method of finding interest where interest is charged on the principal as well as the interest already accumulated. Review a simpler method for finding compound interest with this tutorial.

Compound Interest - Bottomless Worksheet - Use this Bottomless Worksheet to get endless practice calculating compound interest from the principal, number of periods, and interest rate. Ten new problems to solve, a printed copy, and an answer sheet are all only a click away.

Present Value - This Flash tutorial walks you through the steps to calculate present value from the future value, interest rate, and number of maturity periods. You can enter your own values, too.

Present Value - Bottomless Worksheet - Get endless practice with this Bottomless Worksheet in calculating present value from future value, number of periods, and interest rate. At a button-click it creates ten more problems for you to solve, complete with printed copy and answer sheet.

Simple Interest - Calculating simple interest is a snap with this Formula Solver. Learn how to find the interest using the principal, number of interest periods, and interest rate. Use your own values to check your homework!

Simple Interest - Bottomless Worksheet - With this Bottomless Worksheet you can get endless practice on calculating simple interest from the principal amount, number of periods, and interest rate. A printed copy, answer sheet, and another ten problems are all just a button-click away.

Calculating Future Value - Future value is a term given to the amount of money we would have at some point in the future, based on what happens between now and then. Use this tutorial to learn how to calculate the future value of an annuity given the present value, periodic interest rate, and number of periods.

Discounting Future Value - Discounting the future value is the process of figuring out what that future value is in present-day money. Use this tutorial to learn how to calculate the discounted future value given the future value, periodic interest rate, and number of periods.

Annuities - Present Value and Future Value -- Annuities are defined as a stream of payments made over time. Use this tutorial to learn how to solve present and future value of annuity problems with financial calculators or spreadsheet functions.

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