Combined loan and investment system and method

• US 8,341,052 B2
• Filed: 10/12/2009
• Issued: 12/25/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Richard T. Combs
• Original Assignee: Richard T. Combs
• Inventors: Combs, Richard T.
• Primary Examiner(s): JOHNSON, GREGORY L
• Application Number:
  US12/577,581
• Publication Number:
  US 20100094776A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,170 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 705/35
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/02 Banking, e.g. interest calculation or account maintenance credit or loans G06Q40/03
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/06 Asset management; Financial planning or analysis

Abstract

A combined loan and investment program comprises a computer processor and program code configured to be executed by the computer processor to process financial loan and investment data by calculating from the data interest and principal loan payments on a loan principal at a given rate and term, calculating investment performance data on a periodic principal investment deposit at a given rate and calculating loan principal amortization parameters as a function of the investment performance data. The present invention provides a method for paying off a mortgage and simultaneously generating wealth via an investment account by making a payment to a mortgagee, dividing the payment, applying a first portion of the payment to satisfy the interest due on the mortgage, applying a second portion of the payment to an investment account, allowing the investment account to grow and applying a portion of the investment account to satisfy the mortgage.

Claims

1. A data processing system for managing a combined collateral loan and investment program, the collateral loan having tangible collateral, the system using loan amortization parameters to perform a comparative analysis, comprising:

a computer processor; and

program code configured to be executed by the computer processor to compare a conventional loan program to an interest only loan and systematic investment and lump sum program to determine an initial lump sum for an investment account and an amount for systematic and fixed deposits to the investment account.

2. The data processing system of claim 1 wherein the computer processor determines an amount of an interest only loan amount that is greater than a conventional loan amount for allocation as the initial lump sum for the investment account.

3. The data processing system of claim 2 wherein the computer processor calculates an interest only loan payment at a given interest only rate and a given term for an amount equal to a given conventional loan amount and the initial lump sum.

4. The data processing system of claim 3 wherein the computer processor determines an amount of a conventional loan payment that is greater than the amount of the interest only loan payment, the amount of the conventional loan payment that is greater being the amount for systematic and fixed deposits to the investment account.

5. The data processing system of claim 4 wherein the computer processor receives input data for loan and investment parameters including a market value of the tangible collateral, a loan to value ratio, a loan principal amount, a conventional loan term, a conventional loan annual interest rate, an interest only loan interest rate, an initial down payment, a periodic payment amount, an additional periodic principal payment amount, a number of annual periodic payments, a number of annual additional periodic principal payments, a balloon payment amount, a rate of return for the investment account, and an income tax rate.

6. The data processing system of claim 5 wherein the computer processor calculates output data for the comparative analysis of a conventional loan amortization program with the combined loan and investment program, output data for each of the conventional loan amortization program and the combined loan and investment program including principal borrowed, annual payments, total payments, annual interest rate, periodic payment amount, total interest paid, total amount invested in the investment account, minimum investment rate of return to reach a specified goal, projected investment account value, amount repaid, debt to equity ratio, total tax savings, annual cost of borrowing, investment account value after loan payoff, and term to reach loan payoff.

7. The data processing system of claim 6 wherein the investment account comprises an investment that generates returns over time, including fixed options, variable options, money market funds, certificate of deposits, mutual funds, fixed income investments, stocks, bonds, options, commodities, life insurance, annuities, tax free, tax advantaged investments, or any combination thereof.

8. A data processing system for managing a combined collateral loan and investment program, the collateral loan having tangible collateral, the system using loan amortization parameters to perform a comparative analysis, comprising:

a computer processor; and

program code configured to be executed by the computer processor to process financial loan and investment input data by calculating from the data interest and principal loan payments on a loan principal at a given rate and term, calculating investment performance data on periodic principal investment deposits at a given rate, calculating loan principal amortization parameters as a function of the investment performance data, and using said loan amortization parameters to perform a comparative analysis between a traditional amortized loan and said combined collateral loan and investment program, said loan principal amortization parameters including a loan amount, an anticipated down payment, a market value of the tangible collateral, a periodic loan balance, an accelerated loan repayment term, and a periodic investment program value.

9. The data processing system of claim 8 further comprising program code configured to be executed by the computer processor to calculate a minimum investment rate of return needed for the periodic investment program value to equal the loan amount within the accelerated loan repayment term.

10. The data processing system of claim 8 further comprising program code configured to be executed by the computer processor to process financial loan and investment data by dividing the interest and principal loan payment into an interest satisfaction portion and a principal reduction portion.

11. The data processing system of claim 10 further comprising program code configured to be executed by the computer processor to process financial loan and investment data by allocating the interest satisfaction portion to satisfy the requisite periodic interest payment for the loan.

12. The data processing system of claim 10 further comprising program code configured to be executed by the computer processor to process financial loan and investment data by allocating at least a portion of the principal reduction portion as the periodic principal investment deposit.

13. The data processing system of claim 8 further comprising program code configured to be executed by the computer processor to process financial loan and investment data by evaluating the investment performance data to determine when the loan principal may be reduced from the investment program.

14. The data processing system of claim 13 further comprising program code configured to be executed by the computer processor to process financial loan and investment data by evaluating a debt to equity ratio set by a lender.

15. A data processing system for managing a combined collateral loan and collateralizable investment program, the collateral loan having tangible collateral, the system using loan amortization parameters to perform a comparative analysis, comprising:

a computer processor;

an interest and principal loan payment calculator operably connected to the computer processor;

an investment performance data calculator operably connected to the computer processor, said investment performance data calculator having program code configured to determine an investment account value, an investment account rate of return, an investment account initial deposit, an investment account systematic deposit, an investment account rate of interest, and an investment account frequency of compounding; and

a loan principal amortization calculator operably connected to the computer processor;

wherein said investment performance data calculator program code determines the investment account initial deposit and investment account systematic deposit by comparing a conventional loan to an interest only loan; and

wherein said computer processor performs a comparative analysis of data from said investment performance data calculator and data from said loan principal amortization calculator.

16. The data processing system of claim 15 further comprising:

an interest and principal divider operably connected to the computer processor; and

an investment performance evaluator operably connected to the computer processor.

17. The data processing system of claim 16 further comprising:

a user input, a display, a printer, a network interface, and mass storage operable connect to the computer processor; and

an operating system adapted to run the computer processor.

18. A data processing system for managing a combined collateral loan and investment program, the collateral loan having tangible collateral, the system using loan amortization parameters to perform a comparative analysis, comprising:

a computer processor for processing financial loan and investment data;

a data storage means for storing the investment data on a storage medium;

a means for calculating from the investment data a plurality of interest and principal loan payments for a loan principal at a particular rate and for a particular term;

a means for calculating investment performance data for a plurality of periodic principal investment deposits;

a means for calculating loan principal amortization parameters as a function of the investment performance data, said loan principal amortization parameters including a loan amount, an anticipated down payment, a market value of the tangible collateral, a periodic loan balance, an accelerated loan repayment term, and a periodic investment program value; and

a means for using said loan amortization parameters to perform a comparative analysis between a traditional amortized loan and said combined collateral loan and investment program.

19. The data processing system of claim 18 further comprising:

a means for dividing the plurality of interest and principal loan payments into an interest satisfaction portion and a principal reduction portion;

a means for allocating the interest satisfaction portion to satisfy the interest due on the loan;

a means for allocating at least a portion of the principal reduction portion as at least one of the plurality of periodic principal investment deposits and allowing the deposit to grow; and

a means for evaluating the investment performance data to determine when the loan principal may be reduced from the principal investment deposits and the growth therefrom.

20. A method of establishing a combined collateral loan and investment system for accelerating paying off the collateral loan during the life of a borrower, the collateral loan having tangible collateral, the method using loan amortization parameters to perform a comparative analysis, comprising the steps of:

setting a capitalized value of a loan;

determining, by a computer processor, principal payments for a loan of said capitalized value at a given rate and given term;

determining, by the computer processor, interest payments for a loan payment for said capital value;

determining, by the computer processor, the performance of an investment growing with systematic and periodic payments of an amount similar to said principal payments and a lump sum payment;

calculating, by the computer processor, amortization parameters of the capitalized loan value as a function of performance of said investment, said amortization parameters including an anticipated down payment, a market value of the tangible collateral, a periodic capitalized loan balance, an accelerated loan repayment term, and a periodic investment program value; and

using said amortization parameters to perform a comparative analysis between a traditional amortized loan and said combined collateral loan and investment system.

21. The method of claim 20 further comprising the step of storing loan and investment data.

22. The method of claim 20 further comprising the steps of:

dividing a combined loan and investment payment;

allocating a first portion of said combined loan and investment payment to satisfy said interest payments; and

allocating a second portion of said combined loan and investment payment to said periodic payments.