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Where the techniques of Maths
are explained in simple terms.

Financial Maths - Standard Investments.
Main page.


 

On this page, there are links to:
1. Interest - simple and compound.
2. Future value of an investment.
3. Present value of an investment.
4. Loans.
5. Using series to determine future and present values of Annuities and Loans - Main page.
6. Depreciation of assets.
7. Other interest(ing) issues.
8. Shares.

 

Simple interest. The basic concept and calculation.
  Working with percentages.
  Simple interest - Test yourself 1.
  Simple interest -
Test yourself 1 - Solutions.
Compound interest. The basic concept and calculation.
  Compound interest - Test yourself 1.
  Compound interest -
Test yourself 1 - Solutions.
   
Future and present values - using tables.
Future value of an Annuity. Background briefing notes.
  Future value table.
  Future values - Test Yourself 1.
  Future values -
Test Yourself 1 - Solutions.
  Future values - Test Yourself 2.
  Future values -
Test Yourself 2 - olutions.
Present value of an Annuity. Background briefing notes.
  Present value table.
  Present values - Test Yourself 1.
  Present values -
Test Yourself 1 - Solutions.
Loans  
  Reducible loans - Test Yourself 1.
  Reducible loans -
Test Yourself 1 - Solutions.
   
Depreciation - Overview of the approaches to estimate depreciation and the salvage value of an item.
Straight line method. Straight line depreciation -
Test Yourself 1.
  Straight line depreciation -
Test Yourself 1 - Solutions.
   
Declining balance method Declining balance - Test Yourself 1.
  Declining balance -
Test Youself 1 - Solutions.
   
Interest from Banks and Bonds.  
   
   
Effective annual interest rate. Effective interest rate - concept and calculation.
  Effective interest rate - Test yourself 1.
  Effective interest rate -
Test yourself 1 - Solutions.
   
Shares. Concept of shares. include Price variations.
  Buying and selling shares - concepts.
  Buying & selling - Test Yourself 1.
  Buying & selling -
Test Yourself 1 - Solutions.
  Dividends and yields - concepts.
  Dividends and yields -
Test Yourself 1.