How can you take the knowledge you’ve gained today and apply it to your everyday financial management? Armed with a comprehensive understanding of ‘Year to Date’ and its place in your paystub, you’re now ready to take the reins of your financial journey. The significance of YTD and its influence on your financial comprehension and […]

The platform’s diverse content, including videos, research pieces, and commentaries, caters to both novice and experienced investors. Fatigue is something the U.S. economy doesn’t seem to be showing any signs of yet. The Atlanta Fed on Thursday raised its GDPNow model estimate for Q4 growth to a remarkable 3.3%. As investors fret about growth in […]

Calculating the present value interest factor of an annuity provides a useful way to determine if a lump-sum payment now is a better option than future annuity payments. If annuity payments are due at the beginning of the period, the payments are referred to as an annuity due. To calculate the present value interest factor […]

Note that in an exam situation a candidate could choose any discount rate to start with. In choosing the second discount rate, though, remember what was said above  about trying to gain one positive and one negative NPV. The IRR can be defined as the discount rate which, when applied to the cash flows of […]