I want to understand how Annual Percentage Yield (APY) operates. Specifically, I'm curious about its mechanism and how it affects my investments or savings over a year.
5 answers
Carolina
Thu Nov 21 2024
APY serves as a standardized measure of the rate of return.
SamuraiHonor
Thu Nov 21 2024
It indicates the real percentage of growth earned in compound interest.
SejongWisdom
Wed Nov 20 2024
This assumes that the money is deposited for a period of one year.
DigitalLordGuard
Wed Nov 20 2024
The formula used to calculate APY is (1+r/n)n - 1.
Elena
Wed Nov 20 2024
In this formula, 'r' represents the period rate, and 'n' represents the number of compounding periods.