Sunday 20 November 2011

An Interest in Interest - a Brief View of Interest and Interest Rates

GB0-323 Times can sometimes be rocky for us. There may be times that tragedy strikes or unfortunate happenings cause us to be short on finances. And there are many things we do to alleviate the distress we feel at these times. Some of us even borrow money which we will pay back at a later date. However it is rare that we pay the lenders the same amount that we borrowed. Everyone who has ever been in the business of money lending or who has lent significant sums of money would know about the concept of interest.

GB0-190 Interest is basically the extra you get to spend on paying back the debt you owe your lender based on the specific rate specified in your agreement. Basically, interest rates are are charges for the use of funds within a predetermined period of time. They are basically a percentage of the aggregate outstanding balance that can either be fixed or variable. So if you borrow $10 with a 10 % interest, you are expected to pay $11 on the time you are charged.
HD0-300 There are several ways of classifying interest though. One of the most defining ways to classify the kind of interest would be to classify it according to maturity period. And when you are classifying interest rates like that, a comparison between them would look like the following:
Short term: This kind of interest rate is said to have a maturity period of less than one year. Medium term: This kind of interest rate is comparatively longer and has a maturity period of 1 to 5 years.Long term: As its name suggests, this is the longest of the maturity periods with more than five years.

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