Compound interest can help turbocharge your savings and investments, or it can quickly lead to an unruly balance, keeping you stuck in a cycle of debt. Its magic can help you earn more — or owe more.

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Bank FDs typically compound at a quarterly interval. What does this mean? It means that at the end of every quarter, the deposit is reinvested with the interest generated in the previous quarter.

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