Personal Finance for India Module 4
The maths of money interview questions
8 warm-up interview questions on the maths of money from Personal Finance for India, each answered in full here or in the lesson that teaches it.
Warm-up questions
Short questions with short answers, each answered in full.
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Fresher
What is the difference between simple and compound interest?
Answered in the lesson Simple and compound interest, done right
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Fresher
What does an effective annual rate tell you that a quoted rate does not?
Answered in the lesson Simple and compound interest, done right
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Fresher
What is a real return, and why is it not simply the nominal return minus inflation?
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Fresher
Why can your own inflation differ from the consumer price index?
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Fresher
What is the difference between an ordinary annuity and an annuity due?
Answered in the lesson Time value of money: PV, FV and annuities
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Why can two SIP calculators show different values for the same inputs?
Answered in the lesson Time value of money: PV, FV and annuities
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When do you use CAGR, and when XIRR?
Answered in the lesson Measuring returns: absolute, CAGR and XIRR
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Why is an average of yearly returns misleading?
Answered in the lesson Measuring returns: absolute, CAGR and XIRR
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