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How compound interest works

Why compounding frequency changes the maturity amount.

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1Compound versus simple

Simple interest is P × R × T / 100. Compound interest is A = P (1 + r/n)^(n t). More compounding periods raise the effective annual rate even when the advertised nominal rate is unchanged.

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