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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:
PMT
=
FV
(
i
1
For tax-free investment:
PMT
=
FV
Stock Portfolio Evaluation and Analysis
n = the number of issues held.
P
= the current market price / share of a stock.
i
S
= the number of shares of a stock held.
i
β = the beta coefficient of an individual stock.
i
T = the total present value of a portfolio.
Portfolio beta coefficient:
n
P
∑
i
=
β
=
i
1
Canadian Mortgages
r = annual interest rate expressed as a decimal.
monthly factor
{
[
]
[
(
)
+
−
+
1
i
1
r
1
)
−
r
[
(
) (
×
−
1
w
) (
+
+
1
i
1
i
S
β
i
i
T
1
6 /
r
=
+
1
2
}
]
(
)
n
−
−
i
1
r
1
]
)
n
−
i
1
−
×
1
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