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* [[Annuity formula]]
* [[Annuity formula]]
* [[Annuity ordinary]]
* [[Annuity ordinary]]
* [[Cash flow statement]]
* [[Cashflow]]
* [[Cashflow]]
* [[Coupon strip]]
* [[Coupon strip]]

Latest revision as of 14:14, 10 August 2021

1. Cash flow - equal periodicity.

A series of equal future periodic cash flows, starting exactly one period into the future.


2. Cash flow - variable.

More generally, any series of future periodic cash flows, either equal in amount or growing at a fixed compound rate per period, starting at a future date or already in payment, and usually ending at a later future date.


3. Periodic income.

Any financial arrangement in which a periodic income is paid to an individual, often as a pension.


4. Insurance.

An insurance contract purchased from a life assurance company that pays an income in exchange for a lump sum.


There are many variations on annuities, depending on the nature of the income stream.


See also