An Introduction to the Mathematics of Money

Saving and Investing
Softcover Nachdruck of hardcover 1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-1-4419-2232-8
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 300 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 470 g

Introduction Some people distinguish between savings and investments, where savings are monies placed in relatively risk-free accounts with modest rewards, and where investments involve more risk and the potential for greater rewards. In this book we do not distinguish between these ideas. We treat them both under the umbrella of investing. In general, income falls into two categories: earned income—which is the income derived from your everyday job—andunearnedincome—which is income derived from investing. You attend college to strengthen your prospects for earned income, so why do you need to worry about unearned income, namely, investment income? There are many reasons to invest and to learn about investing. Perhaps the primary one is to take charge of your own ?nancial future. You need money for short-term goals (such as living expenses, emergencies) and for long-term goals (such as buying a car, buying a house, educating children, paying catastrophic medical bills, funding retirement). Investing involvesborrowingandlending,andbuyingandselling. • borrowing and lending. When you put money into a bank savings account,youarelendingyourmoneyandthebankisborrowingit.Youcan lend money to a bank, a business, a government, or a person. In exchange forthis,theborrowerpromisestopayyouinterestandtoreturnyourinitial investment at a future date. Why would the borrower do this? Because the borrower anticipates using this money in a way that earns more than the interest promised to you. Examples of borrowing and lending are savings accounts, certi?cates of deposits, money-market accounts, and bonds.

Zielgruppe

Graduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lovelock, David

Wright, Arthur L.

Mendel, Marilou

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematik Interdisziplinär Finanz- und Versicherungsmathematik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen: Allgemeines
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Numerik und Wissenschaftliches Rechnen Angewandte Mathematik, Mathematische Modelle
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Betriebswirtschaft: Theorie & Allgemeines
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Wirtschaftsmathematik und -statistik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Ökonometrie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Simple Interest.- Compound Interest.- Infiation and Taxes.- Annuities.- Loans and Risks.- Amortization.- Credit Cards.- Bonds.- Stocks and Stock Markets.- Stock Market Indexes, Pricing, and Risk.- Options.