Learn what compound interest is, how it’s calculated—from annual rates to continuous compounding—and why it’s powerful for savings (and dangerous for debt).

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If you have a savings account, you might want to know how much you'll earn in interest for parking your cash there. Fortunately, calculating interest on a savings account is not as tough as you ...