Module 02 Course Project – Time Value of Money Presentation

For this part of the course project, you will demonstrate your understanding of the time value of money.

In your role as a financial advisor at Eagle Consulting, you will bemeeting a potential customer, Keith Jones. Mr. Jones customer is 35years old and married with two children, and he would like your help inplanning a long-term investment strategy with the $100,000 he has toinvest. In advance of your meeting, you decide to create a PowerPointpresentation that will educate Mr. Jones on the underpinnings of thetime value of money. In doing so, your goal is to help your clientunderstand the basic construct that a dollar today is more valuable thana dollar received tomorrow.

To complete this assignment, do the following:

1. Refer to the Eagle Consulting Info Sheet you downloaded for the previous course project piece
2. Develop a 6-screen PowerPoint presentation with accompanying lecture notes that:
   1. Explains the concept of the time value of money
   2. Provides examples of how time value of money calculations are determined

The presentation should include the following slides and accompanyinglecture notes. The slide content should be brief and include supportingimages or diagrams where appropriate. Use the Notes area beneath eachslide to put the accompanying lecture notes for the slide.

Slide

Content

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Title Slide

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Slide Content: Main ideas of the time value of money

Lecture Notes (100-150 words)

• Provide an explanation/definition of the time value of money.
• Explain why understanding the time value of money is important to investors.
• Explain the risk for investors in not understanding the time value of money.

3

Slide Content: Step-by-step example of a present value calculation using numbers

Lecture Notes (100-150 words):

• Explain the present value formula.
• Explain how changing the variables in the formula will affect the investment outcome.

4

Slide Content: Step-by-step example of a future value calculation using numbers

Lecture Notes (100-150 words):

• Explain the future value formula.
• Explain how changing the variables in the formula will affect the investment outcome.

5

Slide Content: Identify impacts of compounding on the calculation of present value and future value

Lecture Notes (100-150 words):

• Provide examples of how compounding impacts both the present value and future value of investments.

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Slide Content: Summarize the main points of the time value of money concepts.

Lecture Notes (100-150 words):

• Explain why these concepts are critical to an investor.