Compound interest can help turbocharge your savings and investments, or it can quickly lead to an unruly balance, keeping you stuck in a cycle of debt. Its magic can help you earn more — or owe more.

Einstein is credited with saying, “Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it.” Compound interest is when a sum of money makes money by itself, and then that ...

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