Alia Keeps His Savings of $5000 in a Current Account

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Essay

Alia keeps his savings of $5000 in a current account at TD Bank for 3 years in order to avoid paying any banking fee. The rate of return for the current account is 0%. Mandated discount rate in Ontario is 2.5%. What is the worth of Alia's money in 3 years?

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Definitions:

Retention Rate

A metric indicating the percentage of earnings not paid out as dividends but retained by the company for reinvestment.

Plowback Ratio

The proportion of the firm’s earnings reinvested in the business (and therefore not paid out as dividends). The plowback ratio equals 1 minus the dividend payout ratio.

Expected Growth Rate

The anticipated rate at which an investment, economy, or other financial entity will grow over a certain period.

Rate of Return

The outcome in terms of profit or loss on an investment over a designated period, presented as a percentage of the investment’s first cost.