The Power of Compounding
How much would you think a penny doubled every day for 30 days would end up being just guessing? $10 dollars or $100 dollars maybe? How about over $5 million dollars? How is this possible? Through the power of compounding.
“Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it earns it; he who doesn’t pay it.” – Albert Einstein is reported to have said.
A penny doubled every day for 30 days….
Compounding capital is one of the greatest tools a trader or
investor can use to create wealth. It is one of Warren Buffett’s Holy Grails of
investing success. The principle of compounding is that you allow your money to
make more money. Eventually, your money is making more money than you could ever
earn through working. While the growth of the doubling of a penny can be
surprising and not intuitive there are ways to really compound capital with
investing and trading over the long term at less impressive rates but still end
up with a lot.
It is good to think
about the power of compounding whenever you are tempted to redeem your capital
from trading, investing, or retirement account. If you have a quantified
system for growing your account over the long term, it is very expensive to not
let your winner run.
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