164 Appendix B
Personal Finance
Tax-Free Retirement Account (IRA) or Keogh Plan
n = the number of years to retirement.
i = the compounded annual interest.
PMT = the total annual investment.
FV= future value, after applicable taxes.
r = the assumed tax rate on interest expressed as a decimal.
w = the withdrawal tax rate expressed as a decimal.
For ordinary taxable investment:
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()
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()
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11 1
1
−++
−×
=
n
ii
i
wPMT
FV
Stock Portfolio Evaluation and Analysis
n = the number of issues held.
P
i
= the current market price / share of a stock.
S
i
= the number of shares of a stock held.
i
β = the beta coefficient of an individual stock.
T = the total present value of a portfolio.
Portfolio beta coefficient:
∑
=
=
n
1i
β
β
T
SP
iii
Canadian Mortgages
r = annual interest rate expressed as a decimal.
monthly factor
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2
1
6/1
×
−
+=
r