📈 Compound interest

How wealth grows exponentially through time and reinvestment

Compound interest describes the effect that not only the invested capital but also the returns already earned accrue interest. This creates exponential growth, which makes an enormous difference in the long run. Compound interest is one of the most important building blocks for wealth accumulation and retirement planning.

🔍 What is compound interest?

With compound interest:

Interest
Dividends
Kursgewinne

automatisch wieder angelegt. Dadurch wächst das Kapital nicht linear, sondern beschleunigt sich mit der Zeit.

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