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See how compounding frequency changes the outcome.
dhanmetrics.com · Educational illustration only · Not investment advice
Final amount at year 10
₹2,20,804
That’s 2.21× your principal
What this means
Compounding at 8.0% for 10 years turns ₹1.0L into ₹2.2L. The curve is still gentle — the magic of compounding really shows past year 15 when interest-on-interest starts to dwarf the original principal.
What if you…
Stayed 20 years instead of 10
₹4.9L
+₹2.7L
Compounded daily instead
₹2.2L
+₹1.7K
Compounded annually (simpler)
₹2.2L
-₹4.9K
Educational illustration. The faster the compounding (daily > monthly > quarterly > annually), the larger the final amount — though for most savings products the rate matters far more than the frequency.
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Compounding turns interest into more interest. Magic over time.
More frequent = slightly more interest. The jump from yearly to quarterly matters more than quarterly to daily.
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