{"id":131,"date":"2022-11-03T03:04:41","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T03:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wealthfor.us\/article\/?p=131"},"modified":"2023-06-11T20:25:17","modified_gmt":"2023-06-11T12:25:17","slug":"how-to-double-your-money-the-magic-of-compound-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wealthfor.us\/article\/how-to-double-your-money-the-magic-of-compound-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"How to double your money: The magic of compound interest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With an annual interest rate of 7.5%, you can double your money every ~10 years, guaranteed!<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to double your money guaranteed? The answer is compound interest. Compound interest is <\/span><strong><i>one of the most important concepts in investing<\/i><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, so please read through this article. If you don\u2019t trust me, maybe you can trust one of the smartest people in the world, Albert Einstein.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-145 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wealthfor.us\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/compound-interest-albert-einstein.jpg\" alt=\"COMPOUND INTEREST IS THE EIGTH WONDER OF THE WORLD. HE WHO UNDERSTANDS IT, EARNS IT.. HE WHO DOESN'T.. PAYS IT.\" width=\"630\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.wealthfor.us\/uploads\/2022\/11\/compound-interest-albert-einstein.jpg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.wealthfor.us\/uploads\/2022\/11\/compound-interest-albert-einstein-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>How does compound interest work?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compound interest is when the interest you earn is reinvested, thus earning even more interest. With compound interest, you do not just earn interest on your initial principle but also on the interest earned on it. You just have to reinvest the interest back into your principal balance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To illustrate how this works, let us start with a simple example.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Let us say you have $1000 invested and earning 7.5% interest per year.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By the end of year 1, you will have $1000 + 7.5%*$1000 = $1075.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By the end of year 2, you will have $1075 + 7.5%*$1075 = $1155.63.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let us continue this until the end of year 10:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Year<\/th>\n<th>Initial balance ($)<\/th>\n<th>Interest earned this year ($)<\/th>\n<th>End-of-year balance ($)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">75<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1075<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1075<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">80.63<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1155.63<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1155.63<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">86.67<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1242.3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1242.3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">93.17<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1335.47<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1335.47<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">100.16<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1435.63<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1435.63<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">107.67<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1543.3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1543.3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">115.75<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1659.05<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1659.05<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">124.43<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1783.48<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1783.48<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">133.76<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1917.24<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1917.24<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">143.79<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>2061.03<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Congratulations, you just doubled your money! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the magic of compounding interest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-136\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wealthfor.us\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/meme-magic-spongebob.png\" alt=\"Magic\" width=\"600\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.wealthfor.us\/uploads\/2022\/11\/meme-magic-spongebob.png 582w, https:\/\/cdn.wealthfor.us\/uploads\/2022\/11\/meme-magic-spongebob-300x213.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interest earned from interest will create a snowball effect if reinvested over a long period.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The legendary investor, Warren Buffet, grows his investment throughout his investing career by using this principle of compound interest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-162\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wealthfor.us\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/warren-buffet-on-compound-interest.jpg\" alt=\"My wealth has come from a combination of living in America, some lucky genes, and compound interest. Warren Buffet.\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.wealthfor.us\/uploads\/2022\/11\/warren-buffet-on-compound-interest.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cdn.wealthfor.us\/uploads\/2022\/11\/warren-buffet-on-compound-interest-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Why should you care?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><strong>Compound interest helps accelerate the growth of your wealth over time<\/strong><\/em>. As illustrated in the example above, you can double your money:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every 10 years if you earn on average 7.5% per year.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every 20 years if you earn on average 3.75% per year.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every 5 years if you earn on average 15% per year.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The formula is to divide 72 by your annual interest rate. That is how many years it takes to double your money.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the flip side, if you are in debt, the same principle of <em><strong>compound interest can cause your debt to grow faster over time<\/strong><\/em>. Pay your debt as soon as possible, especially if the interest rate is high. In this article, we will not go in-depth into this debt spiral aspect, but we will focus more on learning how compound interest can grow our wealth over time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What does this mean for me?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let me introduce you to the 30-year-old Alice:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-166 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wealthfor.us\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/blue-dress-transparent.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.wealthfor.us\/uploads\/2022\/11\/blue-dress-transparent.png 262w, https:\/\/cdn.wealthfor.us\/uploads\/2022\/11\/blue-dress-transparent-216x300.png 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 173px) 100vw, 173px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Alice:<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cEh&#8230; I\u2019m still young, super long way from retirement, why bother now?\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well, those are the famous last words we often hear. After 5, 10, 20 years, Alice still says the same thing, and she has been missing this magic of compound interest. You don\u2019t want to be like Alice, do you? So keep on reading below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you can observe from our example:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The longer the duration of your investment, the more your investment will grow.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The higher the interest rate and the more the compounding frequency, the faster your investment will grow.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The initial balance does not matter. Thus, you can start today with a small balance while adding to it over time.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-183\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wealthfor.us\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/growth-by-duration.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.wealthfor.us\/uploads\/2022\/11\/growth-by-duration.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.wealthfor.us\/uploads\/2022\/11\/growth-by-duration-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.wealthfor.us\/uploads\/2022\/11\/growth-by-duration-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The chart above illustrates how various investment durations affect the growth of your investment over time.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking at the chart, it is pretty evident that you should start investing as early as possible. We recommend that you start investing from your first paycheck. The earlier you start contributing to your investment, the more you will have when you retire. If you start investing at age 25, you will have 4x more money at retirement compared to those starting to invest at age 45.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-184\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wealthfor.us\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/growth-by-rate.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.wealthfor.us\/uploads\/2022\/11\/growth-by-rate.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.wealthfor.us\/uploads\/2022\/11\/growth-by-rate-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.wealthfor.us\/uploads\/2022\/11\/growth-by-rate-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This chart illustrates how different interest rates affect the growth of your investment over time.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the illustration above, it is clear that we want to watch the growth rate like a \u2018hawk\u2019 because it significantly impacts our wealth in the long run. But at the same time, you do not want to take excessive risk chasing high returns while risking your initial capital.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have the cash you can spare for investing, you may want to start as early as possible. You will also want to find where you can earn more interest on your money.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that you understand how compound interest affects your wealth over time, you can start planning for your financial future. The time to take action on your part is now. It is never too late, and you can still grow your money with this magic of compound interest starting today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-166 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wealthfor.us\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/blue-dress-transparent.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.wealthfor.us\/uploads\/2022\/11\/blue-dress-transparent.png 262w, https:\/\/cdn.wealthfor.us\/uploads\/2022\/11\/blue-dress-transparent-216x300.png 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 173px) 100vw, 173px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Alice:<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cOkay okay, I\u2019m sold, so how should I start investing?\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well, that is good news if Alice finally wants to start investing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our goal here is to help you gain enough knowledge so that you can make informed decisions about your financial future. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wealthfor_us\">Follow us<\/a>, and let us learn together to achieve our financial freedom.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; With an annual interest rate of 7.5%, you can double your money every ~10 years, guaranteed! &nbsp; How to double your money guaranteed? 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