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Future Value of a Lump Sum Deposit

Future Value of a Lump Sum Deposit

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Future Value of a Lump Sum Deposit

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Example

A client has accumulated $50,000 in retirement funds. What will their account balance be in 15 years if they had a 6.5% average annual rate of return?

Data Entry

Use the following values for the prompts:


Prompt

Value


Type of Fund

Future Value


Current Account Value

50000


Type of Deposits

Level Deposits


# of Deposits/Year

1


Amount of Each Deposit

0


Deposits Made at

End of Period


Interest Rate

6.5


# of Years

15


Future Value

Do not enter value

Place the cursor on the Future Value prompt and click on the 'Calculate Cursor Line' button.

Result

The account will grow to $128,592.05.