APY is not a different rate, it is the same rate with compounding already counted.

On $10,000 at 4%, daily compounding beats annual compounding by about eight dollars a year.

A 0.10 point better headline rate is worth more than any upgrade in compounding frequency.

APY ignores monthly fees, so one $5 charge can wipe out the difference between two good accounts.

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