If you deposit money today into an account that pays 6.5 percent interest, how long will it take for you to double your money?
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Based on the rule of 72 your asset will double in 11.1 years.  \nHere is how the rule of 72 works;\n\n\nThis teaches you how to determine the number of years it will take for your investment or debt to double in value.\n\nDivide the number 72 by the percentage rate you are paying on your debt, or earning on your investment. Here are two examples...\n\nYou borrowed $1,000 from your friend, who is charging you 6% interest. 72 divided by 6 is 12. That makes 12 the number of years it would take for your debt to your friend to double to $2,000 if you did not make any payments.\n\nYou have a savings account with $500 deposited in it. It earns 4% interest from the bank. 72 divided by 4 is 18. It will take 18 years for your $500 to double to $1,000 if you don't make any deposits.\n\nRemember: 72 divided by the Interest Percentage is the number of years it takes to double.\n\n\n\n\nFor a calculator that you can use to determine how long it will take to double your money based on interest rates check this out.....
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It should not make a difference. If you make a deposit  on a sunday, it will appear on your statement as dated for the following business day. Keep in mind that the bank can hold the check for up to 10 days before making the funds available to you - you can assure that this does not happen by asking if the funds are going to be available for immediate withdrawl - of course only if you deposit it in person.
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That depends on how often the interest is compounded.
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You pay taxes on the interest you are paid by the bank, not on the money itself. If you have $1000 and get $20 in interest, you pay taxes on the $20. The tax on the $20 may be around $5, but you are still $15 ahead of where you would be if you put it in a safe box
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The *right* way to figure this out is to use an algebraic\nformula, but I think it's easier to visualize if you use a\nspreadsheet.\n\nIt's slightly difficult to present a table in Yahoo Answers\nbecause everything is jammed hard against the left\nmargin.  [I'm not sure why that's a feature.]  To help\nreduce the column misalignment, I displayed all of the\nnumbers with a constant width (ie. with leading zeros\nwhen necessary).  Bottom line is that you'd have\n$30344.87 at the end of eleven years.\n\nYear == years since start of account (in half year increments)\nRate == interest rate\nBalance == running balance of account\nInterest == interest payment for previous 6 months\n\n\nYear    Deposit     Rate   Balance  Interest\n\n00.00    820.00     0.000  00820.00   0000.00\n00.50    820.00     1.050  01681.00   0041.00\n01.00    820.00     1.050  02585.05   0084.05\n01.50    820.00     1.050  03534.30   0129.25\n02.00    820.00     1.050  04531.02   0176.72\n02.50    820.00     1.050  05577.57   0226.55\n03.00    820.00     1.050  06676.45   0278.88\n03.50    820.00     1.050  07830.27   0333.82\n04.00    820.00     1.050  09041.78   0391.51\n04.50    820.00     1.039  10214.41   0352.63\n05.00    820.00     1.039  11432.77   0398.36\n05.50    820.00     1.039  12698.65   0445.88\n06.00    820.00     1.039  14013.90   0495.25\n06.50    820.00     1.039  15380.44   0546.54\n07.00    820.00     1.039  16800.28   0599.84\n07.50    820.00     1.039  18275.49   0655.21\n08.00    820.00     1.039  19808.23   0712.74\n08.50    820.00     1.039  21400.76   0772.52\n09.00    820.00     1.039  23055.38   0834.63\n09.50    820.00     1.039  24774.54   0899.16\n10.00    820.00     1.039  26560.75   0966.21\n10.50    820.00     1.039  28416.62   1035.87\n11.00    820.00     1.039  30344.87   1108.25\n\nAdditional comment:\n\nOh man, I messed this up.  Thanks to "Mark Taranto"\nfor catching and correcting my mistake.  \n\nI took yet another look at this and want to\nwork through it carefully.  We appear to have\nas many different answers as there are people\nsubmitting solutions.\n\nOn day 1, Joanne put in $820, so that's her's balance.\n\nAfter 1/2 year, the bank would add half of 5% interest,\nwhich is 820*.025 = 20.50 and Joanne would add another \n$820.  So after six months, she would have:\n\n$820 + $20.50 + $820 = $1660.50\n\n\nAfter one year, the bank will again add half of 5% as\ninterest, which would be $1660.50 * 0.025 = $41.51.  \nThen Joanne would add $820, so the new total would be:\n\n$1660.50 + $41.51 + $820 = 2522.01\n\nContinuing this process in the spreadsheet, the\nfinal result after 11 years is:\n\n$23809.46\n\nThe corrected spreadsheet follows:\n\nYear  Deposit  Rate    Balance  Interest\n\n00.0  820.00  0.0000  00820.00  000.00 \n00.5  820.00  0.0250  01660.50  020.50\n01.0  820.00  0.0250  02522.01  041.51\n01.5  820.00  0.0250  03405.06  063.05\n02.0  820.00  0.0250  04310.19  085.13\n02.5  820.00  0.0250  05237.94  107.75\n03.0  820.00  0.0250  06188.89  130.95\n03.5  820.00  0.0250  07163.62  154.72\n04.0  820.00  0.0250  08162.71  179.09\n04.5  820.00  0.0250  09186.77  204.07\n05.0  820.00  0.0195  10185.92  179.14\n05.5  820.00  0.0195  11204.54  198.63\n06.0  820.00  0.0195  12243.03  218.49\n06.5  820.00  0.0195  13301.77  238.74\n07.0  820.00  0.0195  14381.15  259.38\n07.5  820.00  0.0195  15481.59  280.43\n08.0  820.00  0.0195  16603.48  301.89\n08.5  820.00  0.0195  17747.24  323.77\n09.0  820.00  0.0195  18913.31  346.07\n09.5  820.00  0.0195  20102.12  368.81\n10.0  820.00  0.0195  21314.12  391.99\n10.5  820.00  0.0195  22549.74  415.63\n11.0  820.00  0.0195  23809.46  439.72
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if interest is compounded daily, don't forget to...\n\n1.  divide 5.16% by 365 to get the daily rate\n2.  use 30 days as your period "n"\n3.  don't use the avg daily balance.  you must use the initial principal balance at the beginning of the 30 day period.\n\ni haven't worked it out, but if your formula is correct, the future value will work.\n\nif you have a business calculator (preferrably from HP)\n\nPV = initial principal balance\ni = 5.16% divided by 365 days\nn = 30 days\n\nsolve for FV
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5/2?? This means that you will get $5 (or whatever currency you are) for every $2 you bet, so $10 will get you $25 back in total (including what you bet). Not that good odds, I wouldn't bet on that, the risk is outweighed by the return, in my opinion. Good luck on the bet, whatever you do.
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45.A=6240 dollers,P=4000dollers,r=______...\n*need to know the time period(t) to answer the question\n\n46.A=579 dollers,P=300 dollers,r=6.2%,t=______\n*use the formula I=PRT\nI= A-P = 579-300= 279\nP= 300\nR= 6.2% = 0.062\n.: I=PRT, change the formula\nT= I/PR = 279/(300x0.062)= 15 years\n\n47.U deposit 1200 dollers into a savings account that earns 3% interest compounded annually.Find the balance of the account after 2 years.\n*once again use the formula for simple interest I=PRT\nP= starting amount =$1200\nR= rate = 0.03\nT= 2years\n.: I=PRT, I=$1200 x 0.03 x 2 = $72\ncareful you are after the final amount not just the interest\nSO... final balance = $1200 + $72 interest = $1272\n\ni hope that helps. pls check if im wrong somewhere, my maths is a bit rusty :)
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You're forgetting that interest is often tax-deductible. If you can take advantage of that, you aren't paying as much. And yes, some houses can double or triple in value in a relatively short amount of time. It all depends on where you buy.
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If the payment is applied to your account today, then you can. Sometimes it takes a couple of days (especially if you are paying by check or through the mail), then it can take a few days.
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balance would be $84901.25
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times 2000 by %6.125 then divide by 2, thats added to the $2000, then multiply the new cash value by %6.125 and divide by 2, then repeat the process that i have gone through twice 2 more times\n\n%6.125 equals 0.06125
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I don't know if I'd refinance for such a small difference in %.  HOWEVER, if you can double up on your current payments and have them appy the doubled amt to your principle.  You should be able to have it paid off in your 10-15 year time frame.\n\nThe best way to run the figures is to use an amoritization schedule.  Run the figures several ways and see how much more you'll save in interest doubling up on your payments.\n\nIf you are willing to live like a bum and make the higher payments, you'll be surprised at how the credit agencies look at your credit rating.\n\nPersonally, I would avoid the 2000 fee and apply it to the principle.  Just make sure you add that comment 'apply balance of payment to principle' so they do not add it to your interest payments, or even apply it to your next payment.  If they do that, then all your hard living is just like spitting in the wind.  Basically, you'll be getting no where.\n\nHope this helps - good luck.
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well, you didn't mention the compounding factor, so....\n\nsimple interest\nA sub t is the value (amount) after "t" time\nP is the initial amount invested\nr is the interest rate\nt is time ( in years)\n\n    A sub t  = P ( 1 + r) ^ t\n\nfor compound interest rate\nn is the number of times that the interest is compounded per year\n\n    A sub t = P ( 1 + r/n) ^ (n*t)\n\n\nnow, you have another problem...\nsome CDs only pay interest yearly....\nsome quarterly, some monthly...\nsince your interest rate is different from your APR, \nI'll assume a monthly compounding\n\n     Amt = $2000 ( 1 + (.0489/12)) ^ (12* (11/12))\n\nnote: the  time is 11/12 because interest is figured on a yearly basis and 11 months is 11/12 of a year\n\n  if my calculator does not deceive me\nyou should get   $2091.50
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With a $10,000 min deposit, that's about as good as it gets for now....(12/22/05). With a $500 minimum deposit, several banks are offering a 4.80% APY
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Check the loan to see if it has a pre-payment penalty clause in it.  If it does, I'd take the extra payment and put it in an interest bearing savings account created specifically for your car loan.  After 4 or 5 years, you should be able to make payments using just your special savings account.\n\nIf your car loan doesn't have a pre-payment penalty clause, I'd just go ahead and pay additional each month towards your car loan.
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If you have 5-10,000 dollars then the money market deal is good mentioned above. But if you're like most of us that have a grand or less, you want to look into online banks for the best interest. These are a little scary because you can't walk into them and if you want to tak out money, it takes a day or two, but they pay the best interest. Check this link to compare interest rates. Good luck!\n\nhttp://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/chk/20001002j.asp