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Learn how the present value interest factor (PVIF) formula helps evaluate the current value of future sums and analyze annuities effectively.

In the world of finance, an annuity is a contract between you and a life insurance company in which you give the company a lump sum or series of payments, and in return, the insurer promises to ...