Money value in the future
Future Value. The future value calculator can be used to determine future value, or FV, in financing. FV is simply what money is expected to be worth in the future. Typically, cash in a savings account or a hold in a bond purchase earns compound interest and so has a different value in the future. The time value of money is a basic financial concept that holds that money in the present is worth more than the same sum of money to be received in the future. This is true because money that you have right now can be invested and earn a return, thus creating a larger amount of money in the future. The future value of any perpetuity goes to infinity. Future Value Formula for Combined Future Value Sum and Cash Flow (Annuity): We can combine equations (1) and (2) to have a future value formula that includes both a future value lump sum and an annuity. This equation is comparable to the underlying time value of money equations in Excel.