The client must pay a 5% surrender fee, but they can move the money to an account with a 4.5% rate of return. They have 20 years until the money will be needed. Should the client move their funds?
Data Entry
Prompt |
Value |
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# of Years |
20 |
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# of Deposits/Year |
0 |
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Amount of Deposit |
0.00 |
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Account 1 |
Account 2 |
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Name |
Current |
Proposed |
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Initial Value |
$100,000 |
$95,000 |
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Interest Rate |
3% |
4.5% |
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Bonus Type |
No Bonus |
No Bonus |
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Bonus Value |
N/A |
N/A |
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Term of Bonus |
N/A |
N/A |
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Annual $ Fee |
0 |
0 |
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Annual % Fee |
0 |
0 |
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% Surrender Fee |
5% |
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$ Surrender Fee |
0 |
|
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Calculations
The Proposed account's value will exceed the Current account value in year 6, and in 20 years will be $26,647 ahead.
