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Personal Finance
Tax-Free  Retirement Account (IRA) or Keogh Plan
•n = the number of years to retirement.
•i = the compunded annual interest.
•PMT = the earnings used for investment (and taxes).
•FV= future value.
•tax= the percent tax expressed as a decimal.
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Stock Portfolio Evaluation and Analysis
•n = the number of issues held.
•Pi = the current market price / share of a stock.
•Si = the number of shares of a stock held.
•βi = the beta coefficient of an individual stock.
•T = the total present value of a portfolio.
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