Many thanks - works perfectly. I felt sure the answer was staring me in the
face!

Linda Adams
"JE McGimpsey" wrote in message
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Check out the RATE() function in XL Help:

For instance, if you have an annual premium of $100 for 4 years, with an
anticipated future value of $450, you could use

=RATE(4,-100,0,450,1) === 4.77%

Using the 1 as the fourth argument assumes that you pay in advance, and
that the FV is at the *end* of the 4th year.

In article ,
"Linda Adams" wrote:

Is it possible to work out an annulised interest rate of a savings plan
given that I have the following data:

1. annual premium
2. number of years (i.e. premiums)
3. anticipated future value

I know how to find out the Average Growth Rate of an investment (MS KB
article 123198) but this assumes that a lump sum investment has been
made at
the start of the period. How can I calcualte what the anticpated growth
on
an investment plan with annual premiums is?