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The concept of compound interest is that interest is added back to the principal sum and then interest is earned on that added interest during the next compounding period.
Use the interest rate for the compounding period.
The shorter the compounding period, the more often your investment compounds.
This means you get "interest on all the past interest" not just on the principal for each compounding period.
In this case, divide the annual interest rate by 12 to get the interest rate for the compounding period (monthly rate).
After the frequency of your compounding period, this is the most important factor for safe and fast growth.
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The Internal Revenue Service sets the rates monthly for short-term loans (like loans to pay off credit debt), intermediate-term loans (like car loans) and long-term loans (like mortgages) with various compounding periods.
You can see how important frequent compounding periods are for long-term investments.
Determine the stated interest rate and number of compounding periods for the loan.
You can change compounding periods, interest rates, and contribution amounts and frequencies.
The most common compounding periods are daily, monthly, quarterly and yearly.
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