Interest vs. Yield vs. APY: How Your “Safe” Money Actually Grows
TL;DR
Quick Summary
- Interest is the nominal annual rate a product advertises—the headline offer.
- APY (annual percentage yield) projects how that rate compounds over a year and is useful for Day‑0 comparisons.
- Yield is the return you actually earned over a measured period after rate changes, compounding, and cash flows.
- Check compounding frequency, whether the rate is fixed or variable, and any fees or penalties that affect real yield.
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