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The following calculators will help visitors in analyzing their financial decisions:

APY or Annual Percentage Yield is the expression of the annual rate of return taking into account compounding. The formula for calculating APY is:

APY = (1 + r / n)/n-1

r=nominal interest rates, n=number of times interest is compounded per year

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Rates provided by MoneyRates.com based on average rates for deposits under $10K and conforming refinance mortgage rates.