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You don't add percentages, you multiply them. So 1.7 x 1.7 = 2.89% annualized

That's not the proper way to multiply. If you mean to use compounding interest, the proper rate is 1.017 * 1.017 = 1.034289 = 3.428% annualized.

I rounded it to 3.4% for simplicity.