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What is Interest Rate Per Annum (p.a.), and how does this apply to my returns?

The Effective Annual Rate is the interest actually earned on your investment as a result of compounding the interest and principal over time. A higher number of compounding periods results in higher EAR.

To compute the daily return rate on your KDI Save investment, you may use the following formula:

Daily Interest Amount=Value of investment × ((1+EAR)^(1⁄365)-1 )

Example 1: For RM10,000 deposited with KDI Save on day one

In Example 1, your savings of RM10,000.00 will compound to RM10,400.00 after one year of daily compounding, providing a return of 4%.

Example 2: For RM500,000 deposited with KDI Save on day one

In Example 2, your savings of RM500,000.00 will compound to RM516,227.60 after one year of daily compounding, providing a return of 3.25%.

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