How the growth is built
Four things decide how much a deposit becomes. Here is each one, and how it adds up.
The amount you put in at the start. This is the principal that begins earning interest right away.
your depositThe quoted yearly interest rate. The higher the rate, the faster the balance builds, though so does the tax on it.
% per yearHow often interest is added back to the balance. More frequent compounding earns a little more at the same rate.
yearly to dailyBanks take a 20 percent final tax on time deposit interest, unless the deposit is held five years or more.
20% or exemptQuestions people ask
answered in plain wordsCompound interest is interest earned on both your original deposit and the interest already added to it. Because each round of interest joins the balance, the next round is a little larger. Over a long enough term, this is what makes savings grow faster than a fixed amount each year.