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When a government or corporation issues a bond, it does so with a specific par value and interest rate. Once in the market, those values don’t change; however, the value of a bond can change depending ...

A perpetuity in finance is a stream of payments or cash flows that is presumed to extend indefinitely into the future. Learn the importance of perpetuities, with the help of examples of investments. A ...

Here's how to calculate the present value of a perpetual annuity that promises to pay flat or growing annual payments with helpful examples. A perpetual annuity, also called a perpetuity, promises to ...

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