{"id":717,"date":"2020-09-09T13:53:14","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T12:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mainstreetcapltd.com\/?p=717"},"modified":"2021-04-12T16:50:08","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T15:50:08","slug":"understanding-compound-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mainstreetcapltd.com\/sandbox\/blog\/understanding-compound-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Compound Interest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Compound interest\u00a0<\/strong>(or compounding interest) is interest calculated on the initial principal (Initial Investment) plus interest accrued in previous period.\u00a0To think of it simply, a compound interest is\u00a0interest on interest<\/strong>. When an investment is made and it generates interest, even more interest is incurred on the generated interest.<\/p>\n

However, banks work with\u00a0Simple Interest<\/strong>. Simple interest is determined by multiplying the daily interest rate by the principal by the number of days the money is saved.<\/p>\n

If a person saves \u20a6100,000 at an interest if 10%, the interest after 1 year will be 10% of 100,000 which is 10,000.<\/p>\n

It is important to note that with Nigerian banks, interest only applies when a company doesn\u2019t withdraw more than 3 times. By the 4th withdrawal, the interest is forfeited.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Example of Compound Interest for a Salary Earner<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Anita invests \u20a6100,000 in the\u00a0Mainstreet Capital Flexi Savings<\/strong>\u00a0Product monthly which for the period she invested, has a stable annual interest rate of 10% and a quarterly Compounding of investments.<\/p>\n

The interest for the year on \u20a6100,000 is \u20a610,000<\/p>\n

When an interest rate is 10%, it means that everyday, the amount earned on that investment is 10% of that investment divided by 365 (The number of days in the year).<\/p>\n

S0, \u20a610,000\/365 = \u20a627.40\/day.<\/p>\n

After a month (30 days), Anita earns 27.397 * 30 = \u20a6821.92\/month<\/p>\n

January<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Initial Investment = \u20a6100,000 inflow<\/p>\n

Principal = \u20a6100,000<\/p>\n

Interest = \u20a6821.92<\/p>\n

February<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u20a6100,000 inflow<\/p>\n

New Principal = \u20a6100,000 + \u20a6100,000 = \u20a6200,000<\/p>\n

Interest of 10% is 20,000<\/p>\n

Daily Interest of 20,000\/365 = \u20a654.79<\/p>\n

Monthly Interest = \u20a654.79 * 30 = \u20a61,650.59<\/p>\n

March<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u20a6100,000 inflow<\/p>\n

New Principal = \u20a6300,000<\/p>\n

Monthly Interest on \u20a6300,000 = \u20a62,465.75<\/p>\n

Quarterly Compounding<\/h3>\n

After the first quarter, the Interest (which will roll over) is \u20a6821.92\u00a0\u00ad<\/sub>+ \u20a61,650.59 + \u20a62,465.75 = \u20a64938.26<\/p>\n

For the next month, \u20a64938.26\u00a0will be added to the principal. This is what is meant by\u00a0\u201cCompounding\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

April<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u20a6100,000 inflow<\/p>\n

New Principal = \u20a6300,000 + \u20a6100,000 + \u20a64938.26 =\u00a0\u20a6404,938.26<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monthly Interest on \u20a6404,938.26 = \u20a63,328.26<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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The Potential of Compound Interest<\/h3>\n

As seen in the table above, it starts out seeming irrelevant in the first year and ends with a difference of \u20a61475.76. The beauty of compound interest begins to manifest after the second year of investing. An unbelievable ratio emerges, growing exponentially with each passing year.<\/p>\n

By the 3rd<\/sup>\u00a0year, the Compound Interest Investor would be earning almost twice what the simple interest investor would.<\/p>\n

By the 4th<\/sup>\u00a0year, the Compound Interest Investor would be earning 2.61 times what the simple interest investor would.<\/p>\n

By the 6th<\/sup>\u00a0year, the Compound Interest Investor would be earning 4 times what the simple interest investor would.<\/p>\n

By the 10th<\/sup>\u00a0year, the Compound Interest Investor would be earning almost 7 times what the simple interest investor would.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Compound Interest and Time<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Another example- Let\u2019s take 2 women for example Veronica and Anita. if Anita put in \u20a6100,000 monthly for the next 10 years and Veronica put in \u20a6200,000 for 5 years, they both would have put in a total of \u20a612,000,000. But things get interesting. Look at the table below to see the difference in their total investments.<\/p>\n

Anita has almost 3 times more returns than Veronica because of her decision to start earlier, even with half the monthly investments.<\/p>\n

The best time to invest was 20 years ago the next best time is now.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Did you know Mainstreet Capital offers an Investment product that compounds interest on a quarterly basis?<\/h3>\n
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The Doubling<\/strong><\/h2>\n

An interesting thing to note is that by 2033 (after 13 years of investment), the total inflow (principal) would be\u00a0\u20a615,600,000<\/strong>\u00a0and if the interest rate remains 10%, the total earnings should be\u00a0\u20a631,549,547.10<\/strong>. This means that the interest is now equal to the principal at\u00a0\u20a615,949,547.10.<\/strong><\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Click here to enjoy our compounding interests<\/h3>\n
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Compound interest\u00a0(or compounding interest) is interest calculated on the initial principal (Initial Investment) plus interest accrued in previous period.\u00a0To think of it simply, a compound interest is\u00a0interest on interest. When an investment is made and it generates interest, even more interest is incurred on the generated interest. However, banks work with\u00a0Simple Interest. Simple interest is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":1086,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[43,49,47,48,42,46,45,44],"class_list":["post-717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-compound-interest","tag-compound-interest-and-time","tag-example-of-compound-interest","tag-potential-of-compound-interest","tag-simple-interest","tag-understanding-compound-interest","tag-what-is-compound-interest","tag-what-is-simple-interest"],"builder_content":"

Compound interest\u00a0<\/strong>(or compounding interest) is interest calculated on the initial principal (Initial Investment) plus interest accrued in previous period.\u00a0To think of it simply, a compound interest is\u00a0interest on interest<\/strong>. When an investment is made and it generates interest, even more interest is incurred on the generated interest.<\/p>

However, banks work with\u00a0Simple Interest<\/strong>. Simple interest is determined by multiplying the daily interest rate by the principal by the number of days the money is saved.<\/p>

If a person saves \u20a6100,000 at an interest if 10%, the interest after 1 year will be 10% of 100,000 which is 10,000.<\/p>

It is important to note that with Nigerian banks, interest only applies when a company doesn\u2019t withdraw more than 3 times. By the 4th withdrawal, the interest is forfeited.<\/p>\n

Example of Compound Interest for a Salary Earner<\/strong><\/h2>

Anita invests \u20a6100,000 in the\u00a0Mainstreet Capital Flexi Savings<\/strong>\u00a0Product monthly which for the period she invested, has a stable annual interest rate of 10% and a quarterly Compounding of investments.<\/p>

The interest for the year on \u20a6100,000 is \u20a610,000<\/p>

When an interest rate is 10%, it means that everyday, the amount earned on that investment is 10% of that investment divided by 365 (The number of days in the year).<\/p>

S0, \u20a610,000\/365 = \u20a627.40\/day.<\/p>

After a month (30 days), Anita earns 27.397 * 30 = \u20a6821.92\/month<\/p>

January<\/strong><\/h3>

Initial Investment = \u20a6100,000 inflow<\/p>

Principal = \u20a6100,000<\/p>

Interest = \u20a6821.92<\/p>

February<\/strong><\/h3>

\u20a6100,000 inflow<\/p>

New Principal = \u20a6100,000 + \u20a6100,000 = \u20a6200,000<\/p>

Interest of 10% is 20,000<\/p>

Daily Interest of 20,000\/365 = \u20a654.79<\/p>

Monthly Interest = \u20a654.79 * 30 = \u20a61,650.59<\/p>

March<\/strong><\/h3>

\u20a6100,000 inflow<\/p>

New Principal = \u20a6300,000<\/p>

Monthly Interest on \u20a6300,000 = \u20a62,465.75<\/p>

Quarterly Compounding<\/h3>

After the first quarter, the Interest (which will roll over) is \u20a6821.92\u00a0\u00ad<\/sub>+ \u20a61,650.59 + \u20a62,465.75 = \u20a64938.26<\/p>

For the next month, \u20a64938.26\u00a0will be added to the principal. This is what is meant by\u00a0\u201cCompounding\u201d<\/strong><\/p>

April<\/strong><\/h3>

\u20a6100,000 inflow<\/p>

New Principal = \u20a6300,000 + \u20a6100,000 + \u20a64938.26 =\u00a0\u20a6404,938.26<\/strong><\/p>

Monthly Interest on \u20a6404,938.26 = \u20a63,328.26<\/p>\n\"Understanding\n

The Potential of Compound Interest<\/h3>

As seen in the table above, it starts out seeming irrelevant in the first year and ends with a difference of \u20a61475.76. The beauty of compound interest begins to manifest after the second year of investing. An unbelievable ratio emerges, growing exponentially with each passing year.<\/p>

By the 3rd<\/sup>\u00a0year, the Compound Interest Investor would be earning almost twice what the simple interest investor would.<\/p>

By the 4th<\/sup>\u00a0year, the Compound Interest Investor would be earning 2.61 times what the simple interest investor would.<\/p>

By the 6th<\/sup>\u00a0year, the Compound Interest Investor would be earning 4 times what the simple interest investor would.<\/p>

By the 10th<\/sup>\u00a0year, the Compound Interest Investor would be earning almost 7 times what the simple interest investor would.<\/p>\n\"Table Table displaying the Interest Accrued on Simple and Compound Interest investments with the same amount of investment\n\"Graph Graph showing the Interest Accrued on Simple and Compound Interest investments with the same amount of principal investments over a period of 10 years\n

Compound Interest and Time<\/strong><\/h2>

Another example- Let\u2019s take 2 women for example Veronica and Anita. if Anita put in \u20a6100,000 monthly for the next 10 years and Veronica put in \u20a6200,000 for 5 years, they both would have put in a total of \u20a612,000,000. But things get interesting. Look at the table below to see the difference in their total investments.<\/p>

Anita has almost 3 times more returns than Veronica because of her decision to start earlier, even with half the monthly investments.<\/p>

The best time to invest was 20 years ago the next best time is now.<\/p>\n

Did you know Mainstreet Capital offers an Investment product that compounds interest on a quarterly basis?<\/h3> work your way to financial freedom by taking this first step Open Account <\/a>\n

The Doubling<\/strong><\/h2>

An interesting thing to note is that by 2033 (after 13 years of investment), the total inflow (principal) would be\u00a0\u20a615,600,000<\/strong>\u00a0and if the interest rate remains 10%, the total earnings should be\u00a0\u20a631,549,547.10<\/strong>. This means that the interest is now equal to the principal at\u00a0\u20a615,949,547.10.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Click here to enjoy our compounding interests<\/h3> Open Account <\/a>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mainstreetcapltd.com\/sandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/717"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mainstreetcapltd.com\/sandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mainstreetcapltd.com\/sandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainstreetcapltd.com\/sandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainstreetcapltd.com\/sandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=717"}],"version-history":[{"count":99,"href":"https:\/\/mainstreetcapltd.com\/sandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/717\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1111,"href":"https:\/\/mainstreetcapltd.com\/sandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/717\/revisions\/1111"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainstreetcapltd.com\/sandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mainstreetcapltd.com\/sandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainstreetcapltd.com\/sandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainstreetcapltd.com\/sandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}