In the savings game, the most complicated task is figuring out how interest is compounded. But if you’ll give me less than five minutes of your time, I’ll try to explain this devilish animal, ...

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In investing, compounding involves reinvesting the earnings an asset generates so they produce additional gains over time. Compounding is a powerful investment tool because it not only provides gains ...

In a recent class, my students at Texas Lutheran University were reviewing their investment portfolio. Since its inception nearly 10 years ago, their portfolio has grown at a rate of 15.7 percent per ...