Figure · FIG:pilot/time-value-timeline

A cash-flow timeline controls time value of money

A timeline that fixes the valuation date, cash flow dates, and rate period alignment before calculation.

Updated Aug 7, 2026 Review due Nov 7, 2026
A controlled timeline makes valuation date, cash-flow timing, and the unit of the periodic rate explicit.
Detailed visual description

The timeline begins at the valuation date, advances in equal rate periods, and ends at period n. Its purpose is to prevent mixing annual, monthly, beginning-of-period, and end-of-period conventions.

Review apparatus

Visual provenance and review

Technique
deterministic svg
Role
explanatory
Review state
candidate
Rights
CC0-1.0 · Project-authored teaching diagram

Review notes

  • Check that the alternating labels do not imply cash flows occur at every marked date.