Finex 💰

Professional financial calculations for Elixir applications with fee transparency and decimal precision.

Finex provides accurate, battle-tested financial calculations with decimal precision and comprehensive coverage of real-world financial scenarios. Built for production fintech applications that demand reliability and transparency.

Features

🎯 Decimal Precision: Uses Decimal for all calculations to avoid floating-point errors
💰 Fee Transparency: Separate yield and fees parameters for accurate net return calculations
🏠 Inflation-Adjusted Planning: Calculate timelines for goals that grow with inflation (NEW in v0.1.1!)
🚀 Production Ready: Optimized for fintech applications with comprehensive error handling
🧪 Battle Tested: Extensive test coverage with real-world scenarios
📊 Comprehensive: Covers investment outcomes, timelines, feasibility analysis, and inflation impact
✨ Clean API: Consistent parameter ordering with optional fees as the last parameter

Installation

Add finex to your list of dependencies in mix.exs:

def deps do
  [
    {:finex, "~> 0.1.1"}
  ]
end

Quick Start

# Simple calculation without fees - fees default to 0.0
iex> Finex.investment_outcome(1000, 500, 5, 0.07)
{:ok, %{
  final_amount: #Decimal<37214.07>,
  total_contributions: #Decimal<31000.00>,
  total_interest: #Decimal<6214.07>
}}

# Include fees when needed
iex> Finex.investment_outcome(1000, 500, 5, 0.07, 0.01)
{:ok, %{
  final_amount: #Decimal<36228.25>,
  total_contributions: #Decimal<31000.00>,
  total_interest: #Decimal<5228.25>
}}

# How long to save $10k at $500/month with 5% yield?
iex> Finex.savings_timeline(10_000, 500, 0.05)
{:ok, %{years: 1.6, months: 19.25}}

# What&#39;s $1M worth in 25 years with 3% inflation?
iex> Finex.inflation_impact(1_000_000, 25, 0.03)
{:ok, %{
  purchasing_power: #Decimal<467744.00>,
  purchasing_power_percentage: 46.77
}}

# NEW: How long to save for house down payment with price inflation?
iex> Finex.inflation_adjusted_timeline(80_000, 1500, 0.035, 0.07, 0.01)
{:ok, %{years: 4.34, months: 52.05}}

Core Functions

Investment Calculations

# Calculate final portfolio value
Finex.investment_outcome(initial, monthly, years, annual_yield, annual_fees \\ 0.0)

# Timeline for monthly savings goal
Finex.savings_timeline(target, monthly, annual_yield, annual_fees \\ 0.0)

# Timeline for lump sum to grow
Finex.lump_sum_timeline(target, initial, annual_yield, annual_fees \\ 0.0)

# Required monthly contribution
Finex.monthly_needed(target, initial, years, annual_yield, annual_fees \\ 0.0)

Analysis & Planning

# Goal feasibility analysis
Finex.goal_feasibility(monthly_income, target, initial, years, annual_yield, annual_fees \\ 0.0)

# Track progress toward goal
Finex.goal_progress(current_amount, target_amount)

# Inflation impact analysis
Finex.inflation_impact(amount_today, years, inflation_rate)

# Investment doubling time (Rule of 72)
Finex.doubling_time(annual_yield, annual_fees)

# NEW: Inflation-adjusted goal planning
Finex.inflation_adjusted_timeline(present_goal, monthly_contribution, inflation_rate, annual_yield, annual_fees \\ 0.0)

Real-World Examples

Emergency Fund Planning

# Build 6-month emergency fund
monthly_expenses = 3_500
target_fund = monthly_expenses * 6  # $21,000
monthly_savings = 600

# How long will it take?
{:ok, timeline} = Finex.savings_timeline(target_fund, monthly_savings, 0.025, 0.0)
# => %{years: 2.9, months: 35}

# Is this feasible on $5k income?
{:ok, feasibility} = Finex.goal_feasibility(5000, target_fund, 0, 3, 0.025, 0.0)
# => %{difficulty: :moderate, income_percentage: 12.0}

House Down Payment

# Save for 20% down payment on $400k house
house_price = 400_000
down_payment = house_price * 0.20  # $80,000
timeline_years = 5

# How much to save monthly (assuming fixed price)?
{:ok, monthly_needed} = Finex.monthly_needed(down_payment, 10_000, timeline_years, 0.04, 0.005)
# => #Decimal<1285.67>

# NEW: Account for house price inflation (3.5% annually)
{:ok, inflation_timeline} = Finex.inflation_adjusted_timeline(down_payment, 1500, 0.035, 0.07, 0.01)
# => %{years: 4.73, months: 56.76}

# Check feasibility
{:ok, analysis} = Finex.goal_feasibility(7000, down_payment, 10_000, timeline_years, 0.04, 0.005)
# => %{difficulty: :moderate, income_percentage: 18.37}

Retirement Planning

# 401k contribution analysis
annual_contribution = 23_000  # 2024 limit
monthly_contribution = annual_contribution / 12
years_to_retirement = 30

# Portfolio value at retirement
{:ok, outcome} = Finex.investment_outcome(50_000, monthly_contribution, years_to_retirement, 0.08, 0.005)
# => %{final_amount: #Decimal<2156789.45>}

# Account for inflation impact
{:ok, inflation_impact} = Finex.inflation_impact(outcome.final_amount, 25, 0.025)
# => %{purchasing_power_percentage: 53.94}

Investment Analysis

# Compare investment options
option_a = Finex.doubling_time(0.08, 0.005)  # Index fund: 8% yield, 0.5% fees
option_b = Finex.doubling_time(0.06, 0.02)   # Managed fund: 6% yield, 2% fees

# => Option A: {:ok, 9.31} years
# => Option B: {:ok, 17.67} years

Clean API Design

Finex follows a consistent, intuitive parameter pattern across all functions:

# Pattern: function(core_params..., years, annual_yield, annual_fees \\ 0.0)

# Simple usage - fees default to 0.0
Finex.investment_outcome(1000, 500, 5, 0.07)
Finex.monthly_needed(60_000, 5_000, 5, 0.06)
Finex.goal_feasibility(5000, 50_000, 0, 5, 0.07)

# Include fees when needed (always last parameter)
Finex.investment_outcome(1000, 500, 5, 0.07, 0.01)
Finex.monthly_needed(60_000, 5_000, 5, 0.06, 0.005)
Finex.goal_feasibility(5000, 50_000, 0, 5, 0.07, 0.01)

Fee Transparency

Finex requires separate annual_yield and annual_fees parameters for transparent calculations:

# Clear fee structure
annual_yield = 0.07    # 7% expected return
annual_fees = 0.015    # 1.5% total fees (management + expense ratio)

# Finex calculates net return using: (1 + yield/12) * (1 - fees/12) - 1
{:ok, outcome} = Finex.investment_outcome(10_000, 1000, 10, annual_yield, annual_fees)

# Compare with no-fee alternative
{:ok, no_fee_outcome} = Finex.investment_outcome(10_000, 1000, 10, 0.07)

Precision & Accuracy

Finex uses Decimal arithmetic for all financial calculations:

# No floating-point errors
{:ok, result} = Finex.investment_outcome(1000, 500.33, 7.5, 0.0725, 0.0125)

# All monetary values are precise Decimal structs
result.final_amount  # => #Decimal<52847.39>
result.total_interest  # => #Decimal<6847.39>

Error Handling

Consistent error tuples with descriptive messages:

# Validation errors
{:error, :negative_amount} = Finex.investment_outcome(-1000, 500, 5, 0.07, 0.01)
{:error, :invalid_rate} = Finex.investment_outcome(1000, 500, 5, -0.05, 0.01)
{:error, :invalid_period} = Finex.investment_outcome(1000, 500, -5, 0.07, 0.01)

# Get user-friendly error messages
Finex.Utils.format_error(:negative_amount)  # => "Amount must be non-negative"

Phoenix Integration

Works seamlessly with Phoenix and LiveView:

defmodule MyAppWeb.InvestmentLive do
  use MyAppWeb, :live_view

  def handle_event("calculate", params, socket) do
    %{"initial" => initial, "monthly" => monthly, "yield" => yield, "fees" => fees, "years" => years} = params
    
    case Finex.investment_outcome(initial, monthly, years, yield, fees) do
      {:ok, result} ->
        {:noreply, assign(socket, :result, result)}
      
      {:error, reason} ->
        error_message = Finex.Utils.format_error(reason)
        {:noreply, put_flash(socket, :error, error_message)}
    end
  end
end

Testing

Comprehensive test coverage with real-world scenarios:

mix test
mix test --cover

Documentation

Generate documentation:

mix docs

Roadmap

v0.2.0 - Enhanced Analysis

Portfolio optimization and rebalancing
Risk assessment metrics
Monte Carlo simulations
Tax-advantaged account calculations

v0.3.0 - Loan & Debt

Mortgage amortization schedules
Debt payoff strategies
Refinancing analysis
Student loan optimization

v0.4.0 - Advanced Features

Multi-currency support
Tax calculations and optimization
Estate planning calculations
Business valuation tools

v1.0.0 - Enterprise Ready

API rate limiting
Advanced caching strategies
Audit logging
Enterprise security features

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for details.

Fork the repository
Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
Add tests for your changes
Ensure all tests pass (mix test)
Run code quality checks (mix credo && mix dialyzer)
Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add amazing feature')
Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
Open a Pull Request

Performance

Finex is optimized for production use:

Memory Efficient: Minimal memory allocation with Decimal precision
Fast Calculations: Optimized mathematical formulas
Scalable: Handles high-volume financial calculations
Fault Tolerant: Comprehensive error handling and validation

Comparison with Other Libraries

Feature	Finex	Other Libraries
Decimal Precision	✅	❌ (most use floats)
Fee Transparency	✅	❌
Comprehensive Testing	✅	⚠️
Production Ready	✅	⚠️
Phoenix Integration	✅	❌
Real-world Scenarios	✅	❌

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

Built with ❤️ for the Elixir community
Inspired by real-world fintech challenges
Thanks to all contributors and early adopters

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