If you're picturing a stress-free retirement where you live off investment interest, use this easy formula to calculate how much of a principal you'll need.

Genius Failed Famously, Sir Isaac Newton lost nearly his entire net worth--20,000 pounds, equivalent to about $4 million in today's U.S. dollars--investing in one of the earliest stocks available. The ...

When it comes to venture capital investment, there’s some confusing terminology that gets thrown around with some equally mercurial mathematics – sometimes these calculations remain a mystery to even ...

Everybody loves math, right? Such an exciting topic, said very few people ever. Many schoolchildren dislike math because they think it's boring and they'll never use it in the real world. I know I ...

Today, mutual fund SIPs (Systematic Investment Plans) have become the most preferred investment method for common investors.

Wall Street excels at selling things — but the academic-industrial-finance complex’s reputation for sophisticated mathematics is a myth. The financial industry uses mathematics in a manner that would ...

Throughout history, we have devised methods to calculate and measure results for all kinds of activities. In academics, we have grading systems that measure student performance. In sports, the most ...

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced this month that it will be pouring $1.1 billion over the next four years into improving math teaching and learning, the start of what could be a ...

Paul Kihn, deputy mayor of education for the District, speaks at a press conference alongside DCPS Chancellor Lewis Ferebee.(WTOP/Scott Gelman) D.C. fourth graders made major strides in math on the ...

Students! Sharpen your pencils because help for your math homework could be on the way. Gov. Jared Polis and state lawmakers unveiled a bill Tuesday that aims to reach 50,000 students who are ...

Last spring, after Frances Whalen had received notes about how well her daughter, Jordan Tucker, was doing in math, the eighth grader was invited to an accelerated math tutoring program. The program ...