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What Compound Interest Is, and Why It's Called the Eighth Wonder of the World

Money Basics • Beginner Investing • 7 min

You've, probably, heard, that, Einstein, called, compound, interest, "the, eighth, wonder, of, the, world"., It's, one, of, the, most, repeated, quotes, in, all, of, personal, finance,, even, though, historians, have, never, found, a, single, letter,, speech,, or, document, where, Einstein, actually, said, it., Whoever, coined, it,, the, math, behind, the, quote, is, completely, real., Compound, interest, means,…

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