Starting with yr 1 and calculating 2.9% interest per year and compounding it each additional year I get the following amounts; Yr 1=$1029.00, Yr 2=$1058.84, Yr 3 = $1089.55, Yr 4 = $1121.15, Yr 5 = $1153.66, Yr 6 = $1187.11, Yr 7 = $1221.54, Yr 8=$1256.96, Yr 9 = $1293.41 and Yr 10= $1330.92