Future Value of Investments Section 3.7 Future Value of Investments

How can you effectively plan for the future balance in an account? Many people deposit money in a savings account without much thought as to what the balance will be at some date in the future. Their only concern is that the balance grows over time. Some people want to know what needs to be deposited into an account now or at regular intervals so there is a certain amount of money after a fixed period of time.

How often is money deposited into an account? In your groups: Think of situations where one might only make a one time deposit into an account. What types of accounts would accept only a one time deposit? Think of situations where one might make periodic deposits to an account. What types of accounts would accept periodic deposits?

What is the future value of a single deposit investment? Suppose you open an account that pays interest and make no future contributions. You just leave your money alone and let compound interest work its magic. future value of a single deposit investment – the balance an account, with a single deposit and compound interest, grows to at some point in the future The future value of a single deposit investment can be calculated using the compound interest formula.

Future Value of a Single Deposit Investment where B = balance at end of investment period P = original principal r = annual interest rate expressed as a decimal n = number of times interest is compounded annually t = length of investment in years

What is the future value of a periodic deposit investment? Suppose you open an account that pays interest and make deposits at regular intervals. periodic investment – the same deposits made at regular intervals, such as yearly, monthly, bi-monthly, bi-weekly, weekly, or even daily future value of a periodic deposit investment - the balance an account, with a periodic deposit and compound interest, grows to at some point in the future Since periodic deposits are being made rather than a single deposit, a formula other than the compound interest formula must be used to calculate the future value of a periodic deposit investment.

Future Value of a Periodic Deposit Investment where B = balance at end of investment period P = periodic deposit amount r = annual interest rate expressed as a decimal n = number of times interest is compounded annually t = length of investment in years

Example 1 Rich and Laura are both 45 years old. They open an account at the Rhinebeck Savings Bank with the hope that it will gain enough interest by their retirement at the age of 65. They deposit $5,000 each year into an account that pays 4.5% interest, compounded annually. What is the account balance when Rich and Laura retire?

Check Your Understanding How much more would Rich and Laura have in their account if they decide to hold off retirement for an extra year?

Extend Your Understanding Carefully examine the solution to Example 1. During the computation of the numerator, is the 1 being subtracted from the 20? Explain your reasoning.

Example 2 How much interest will Rich and Laura earn over the 20-year period?

Check Your Understanding Use Example 1 Check Your Understanding. How much more interest would Rich and Laura earn by retiring after 21 years?

Example 3 Linda and Rob open an online savings account that has a 3.6% annual interest rate, compounded monthly. If they deposit $1,200 every month, how much will be in the account after 10 years?

Check Your Understanding Would opening an account at a higher interest rate for fewer years have assured Linda and Rob at least the same final balance?

Example 4 Construct a graph of the future value function that represents Linda and Rob’s account for each month. Use the graph to approximate the balance after 5 years.

Check Your Understanding Construct a graph for Rich and Laura’s situation in Example 1.

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