The Retirement Analysis Kit Help File

Rate of Return Required

Rate of Return Required

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Example

What is the interest rate required to have $10,000 in 10 years with monthly deposits of $50.00 per month?

Data Entry

Use the following values for the prompts:


Prompt

Value


Type of Fund

Future Value


Current Account Value

0


Type of Deposits

Level Deposits


# of Deposits/Year

12


Amount of Each Deposit

50


Deposits Made at

End of Period


Interest Rate

Do not enter value


# of Years

10


Future Value

10000

Place the cursor on the Interest Rate prompt and click on the 'Calculate Cursor Line' button.

Result

The required rate of return is 10.0130%.