A famous story goes as follows: A greedy King refused to share his vast rice granary storage with the starving villagers. He finally agrees to negotiate with the village's chosen representative... At the end of the 30 days, the granary is practically emptied, and the girl's deal equates to nearly 69,500 kg, or 536.8 million grains of rice. Such is the power of compounding.
Even investors starting later in life can still benefit from compounding in their retirement savings and investments. Compounding's slow but steady process of creating wealth lacks the thrill of high-flying stocks like Nvidia, but have been proven incontrovertibly consistent for centuries.
F.I.R.E. (Financial Independence Retire Early) strategy adherents emphasize that compounding gains, fueled by aggressive savings and thrift habits, are a major component for creating F.I.R.E level retirement nest eggs.
Albert Einstein referred to compounding interest as, 'The Eighth Wonder of the World' and 'He who understands it, earns it; he who doesn't, pays it.'
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