The time value of money serves as the foundation for all other notions in finance. It impacts business finance, consumer finance and government finance. Time value of money results from the concept of interest.
This overview covers an introduction to simple interest and compound interest, illustrates the use of time value of money tables, shows a matrix approach to solving time value of money problems and introduces the concepts of intrayear compounding, annuities due, and perpetuities. A simple introduction to working time value of money problems on a financial calculator is included as well as additional resources to help understand time value of money.
