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David Kindness is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and an expert in the fields of financial accounting, corporate and individual tax planning and preparation, and investing and retirement planning.

Compound interest is one of the most powerful concepts in personal finance and is at the core of why long‑term saving and investing can build real wealth. At its simplest, compound interest means you ...

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