.28 basis points cost.\n\nStill new at investing and was wondering what the average person's return was for the Month of March.
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it is an awesome return. doubt that you could repeat that month after month. that is over a 90% annual return. \n\ni don't track my returns on a daily or monthly basis as it would cause me to make decisions that don't fit my investment style. if you make 10% one month and think you are the investing GOD, then it may change your style and cause problems the next month. i would be thrilled to make 20% a year as this would be double the stock market historical norms.\n\ngood luck
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Try bankrate.com:\nhttp://www.bankrate.com/brm/default.asp
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Hi, i suggest a great site with plenty of Issues related to your Investing and everything around it. it also provide clear and accurate answer to many common questions.\n\nhttp://investing.sitesled.com/\n\nI am sure that you can get your answers in this website.\n\nGood Luck and Best Wishes!
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Invest it and draw out 1% less then you return is. At a return of 8% that would be an extra $ 70.000.- a year. That's not to shabby.
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It sometimes beats me where some people get their information from ! - Your minimum initial purchase is £100 up to a max of £30,000, and for EACH £1 you get a unique bond number (albeit they now come in blocks). Each number goes into the monthly "draw" and can win anything from £50 to £1million (after a short qualifying period of up to two months), and this draw is instead of interest. The idea is that your initial investment always remains the same (but of course will usually drop in value over the years) but is always there should you require the money.\nAll CORRECT details can be found on the NS&I site - Not wiki which has been 'got at' so many times as to be practically useless.
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I'm using the financial apps package on the TI-83.\nAt 7% annual for 10 years the $200,000 will grow to $401,932.  To withdraw $6000 a month for 25 years he'll need $848,921, which is $446,989 more than he'll get from investing the $200,000.  So he'll need to put $312.93 a month into his retirement fund.
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Looks ok to me.  eg:\nhttp://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=MSFT\non Sunday 7th March 2006 shows:\nTrade Time: May 5 \nDay's Range: 23.52 - 23.95\n\nWhich stocks were you looking at, and when?
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1800Merrill\nBut before you borrow from your 401k be sure to read attached article.
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I'd run it by Crown Financial at: heyhoward@crown.org.  They take this type of questions all the time.  It will probably take a week or so, but they'll answer you.
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It is already been pointed out that the 4.23% is an annual rate.  Banks compound interest daily using the annual rate divided by 360.  This means that if you put $20,000 in the bank for a year, you should have:\n\n$20,000 * (1+.0423/360)^365 = $20,867.36\n\nat the end of the year.  That averages out to $73.03 per month (though it is less in the early months and more in the later months).
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Microsoft Excel can help with these kinds of calculations.  Though, an interest formula like this fails to take into account future additions to the principle of your retirement account.  Most people take some of each paycheck and put it into a retirement account rather than depositing a lump sum and forgetting about it.\n\nDon't forget to factor in inflation and taxes somehow!
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1) $40.00 Per month.\n2) J.P. Morgan Chase.\n\nTop 3 Answerer in Business & Finance. (Vote for me)
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check out this www\nhttp://www.bankrate.com/brm/default.asp
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I have found the best way of saving.  I was able to put away approximately $8000 in 18 months.  Look for www.sharebuilder.com.  Its an investment site.  You can purchase stock for $4.00, no matter how much stock you buy.  Do some research.  I chose companies based on the products i use in my daily life.  I found it be fun to save and also enjoyed shopping for new stocks.  The dividends usually pay better than any savings account, so give it a try.  It worked for me.
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if you are paying back 357,50 per calendar month you are paying 47190 in all which is 14690 interest. This is 45.2% over 11 years or 4.1090 per annum. Your interest on the first month is 110, second month 109 etc etc (I am leaving off the pennies.)\n\nIf you pay 2500 EXTRA ie 2867.50 on the 12 th month of every year your payments will finish on month 68 witn a payment of 232.34, having paid 3882.136 interest.
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I like Janus funds.  They will open an account for $500.  I have had my Roth IRA with them since the first year they were available.  After you open the account, you can make additional investments online if you want. (minimum $100 per additional investment).  There are no fees!\nhttps://ww3.janus.com/Janus/Retail/StaticPage?jsp=jsp/Account/TypesOfAccounts/RothIRAAccountType.jsp
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Anyone can make 200% to 300% on an individual stock if they get lucky.  On my best stock pick ever, I bought it for 0.64 and sold it a year later for 12.75.  That's like 2000%.  The fact is, my stock portfolio went up only by around 40-50% that year, because the stock was not a huge part of my portfolio.  Obviously, if I'd known the stock was going to go up so much, I would have put every penny I could borrow into it, but unless you can see into the future, it's better to be safe and diversify.\n\nAnyway, as far as what you should expect to make in the stock market, if your portfolio averages 10% per year over a long period, you're doing well.  If you average 20% you're doing very well.  If you can average 30% annual returns over a long period you are getting an amazingly good return, and you should thank your lucky stars.  \n\nIf you go into the stock market expecting to make 200-300% per year, you might as well just take that money to Las Vegas instead, because you'll be taking way too many risks.  Trust me I know.