But if you want to know the exact formula for calculating annual
effective interest rate then please check out the «Formula» box above.
Not exact matches
I won't have that so I see a third option as maintaining a permanent - ish portfolio,
then diversifying into property at or near retirement by paying off a buy to let mortgage (unless rising
interest rates — or poor returns — have already made this cost
effective).
We
then apply a spread around the benchmark
interest rate («BM») in tiers, where larger cash balances receive increasingly better
rates, to determine
effective rates on:
Run the numbers and figure out how much that actually is, and
then think about how much you need this infusion of cash right now (whether you'd take out a loan at this
effective interest rate) and whether someone else is likely to make you a better offer for that amount of ownership.
If it is a 3 % balance transfer
interest rate for six months with a 4 % balance transfer check fee
then the
effective annual percentage
rate is 10 % which could be more than the
interest rate you're already paying.
You can get a sense of how a bond fund will fare when
interest rates rise by looking at its
effective duration, a figure you can find by plugging the fund's name or ticker symbol into Morningstar.com and
then clicking on the Portfolio tab.
Posted
rate is 2.472 % but as you can choose
interest either paid out monthly or else compounded monthly
then 2.5 % is the
effective annual
rate.
If you are able to claim the mortgage
interest deduction, and your
effective tax
rate is 20 %,
then the
effective after - tax
rate of a 4.5 % mortgage is 4 % * (1 - 20 %) = 3.2 %.
If the savings
interest is taxed at 20 %,
then the
effective after - tax
rate of the 10 % savings account would be 10 % * (1 - 20 %) = 8 %.
One
effective approach to debt reduction is to tackle first the credit card balance that boasts the highest
interest rate and
then pay off the remaining cards in descending order,
rate-wise.
If LIBOR is currently at 1.00 %,
then the
effective loan
interest rate would start at 3.00 %.
When
interest compounds more than once per year
then you should rely on the annual
effective interest rate as a more accurate picture of the true
interest that is being earned instead of the regular annual
interest rate.
Converting from the annual
interest rate to the annual
effective interest rate is as simple as entering in the annual
interest rate into the field and
then clicking on the calculate button.
If you have access to your funds with 14 days of needing them, and have a credit card to buffer the immediate cash problem,
then the issue of easy access is moot, while managing a higher
rate of
interest in the «TFIA» (Investment Account vs Savings Account) will be much more
effective than putting your extra money into a cash account that barely matches inflation.
If the
effective interest rate (after taking into account the
interest deduction) that you're paying on your mortgage is 3 % — 4.5 % and you can earn 5 % or more from your investments
then it doesn't make financial sense to payoff your mortgage.
If the usury limit is 10 % and 9 % is the note
rate, but 4 points are charged, the points are deducted from the loan amount advanced and that amount is computed over the term with the original payment required to be paid and the
effective interest rate is
then computed, the annual percentage
rate, which will be higher than the note
rate in this case.