compound interest

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Education

Why super and growth assets like shares have to be seen as long-term investments

This is an update of a note I wrote last November, but after the recent plunge in shares and the associated 10% or so loss in balanced growth superannuation funds...
Shane Oliver
AMP
Education

Protecting downside > chasing return

Investors have it all wrong. In a world of zero or negative interest rates, investors are being forced to chase return. The baby boomer generation (retirees) are all...
Scott Williams
Fiftyone Capital
Fixed Income

Doubling capital and compound interest

What is compounding? Albert Einstein is reported as saying that compound interest is “the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it; he who doesn’t,...
Dean Italia
Dean Italia
Medibank Private

5 Essential Investing Tips for Millennials: How to Start Building Wealth Early

Isn’t it time we changed the dialogue around millennials and money? Moved away from berating them for their supposed avocado-eating, latte-sipping, globe-trotting...
Kent Kwan
Kent Kwan
AtlasTrend
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