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Personal Finance Ch. 12
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Economics
12th Grade
05/28/2014

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Term
Compound Interest
Definition
The calculation of interest on reinvested interest as well as on the original principal.
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Nominal Interest Rate
Definition
The stated rate of interest paid by a financial institution.
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Effective Interest Rate
Definition
The true rate of interest, derived from compounding interest at the nominal interest rate.
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Simple Interest
Definition
Interest compounded annually.
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Escheat Laws
Definition
Laws that allow a state to confiscate money from a dormant account.
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Rule of 72
Definition
A rule that states that the approximate number of years required for interest to double a deposit multiplied by the interest rate should equal 72.
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