Your grandmother asks for your help in choosing a certificate of deposit (CD) from a bank with

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Your grandmother asks for your help in choosing a certificate of deposit (CD) from a bank with a one-year maturity and a fixed interest rate. The first certificate of deposit, CD #1, pays 4.95 percent APR compounded daily, and the second certificate of deposit, CD #2, pays 5.0 percent APR compounded monthly. What is the effective annual rate (the EAR) of each CD, and which CD do you recommend to your grandmother?

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Maturity is the date on which the life of a transaction or financial instrument ends, after which it must either be renewed, or it will cease to exist. The term is commonly used for deposits, foreign exchange spot, and forward transactions, interest...
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Financial Management Principles and Applications

ISBN: 978-0133423822

12th edition

Authors: Sheridan Titman, Arthur Keown, John Martin

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