Patent ID: 7848992

Claim:
A computer implemented method for managing an investment comprising: receiving, by a computer system, a desired rate of return for a first investment, wherein the desired rate of return considers time value of money; and determining, by the computer system, whether a trigger event for a future trading period has occurred based on the desired rate of return, wherein determining whether the trigger event has occurred comprises: calculating, by the computer system, for each of a plurality of future trading periods, a desired market price of the first investment corresponding to the desired rate of return, wherein the plurality of future trading periods comprise a plurality of days, and wherein calculating, for each future trading period, a desired market price comprises calculating the desired market price corresponding to the desired rate of return on an annualized basis; and comparing, by the computer system, a current market price of the first investment for the future trading period to the desired market price associated with the future trading wherein the trigger event occurs when the current market price is greater than or equal to the desired market price.