The private-equity industry is casting itself as a savior for the American nest-egg. It can be really hard to figure out if ...

Daniel Jassy, CFA, is an Investopedia Academy instructor and the founder of SPYderCRusher Research. He contributes to Excel and Algorithmic Trading. David Kindness is a Certified Public Accountant ...

The PMT function is an Excel Financial function that returns the periodic payment for an annuity. The formula for the PMT function is PMT(rate,nper,pv, [fv], [type]). The NPV function returns the net ...

Perpetuities pay a fixed annual sum; interest rate calculated by dividing payment by price. Example: $5,000 annual perpetuity for $60,000 has an 8.33% interest rate. Validate investment value using ...

Calculate Soybean Populations with the Hula Hoop Method While you might think of hula hoops as a game for children they’ve found a new use—helping farmers calculate soybean populations. With no need ...

Public company share value is easily found via market price; private share valuation is complex. In mergers, deduct debts and payouts from the buyout sum to find common equity per share value. Deal ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

The experience of Deepti Sharma was on full display as she struck a composed half-century alongside debutant Amanjot Kaur before taking a decisive three-wicket haul to help India overcome early ...

Bengen's 4% rule has long been viewed as a starting point for mapping out an annual withdrawal plan that guards against retirees running out of money. But the rule has been questioned in recent years, ...

The thing is, though, new car prices remain higher than they've usually been. Looking for the best value hybrid that delivers efficiency without compromise is more important than ever in getting the ...

You're making $65,000 a year and wondering if you'll ever see seven figures in your bank account. According to "Shark Tank" investor Kevin O'Leary, not only is it possible – it’s practically ...