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Default Excel formula question.

This formula still applies if the annualized rate of 0.49% per month is
used (=(1.06)^(1/12)-1).

Niek Otten wrote:

This is not compounded monthly; look at Dana's formula, which is.

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Niek Otten
Microsoft MVP - Excel

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|| I'm trying to figure out the compound interest formula to tell me how long
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|| I have $750 that I can invest at 6%. How long will it take, compounded
|| monthly, to reach $1000.
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|| Thanks.
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