Compound interest is how your money makes money -- and it can make you rich.

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Compound interest is what happens when the interest your money earns gets added back to the principal, so the next round of interest is calculated on a bigger base. Over enough years this snowball ...

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The media may hype up passive income, but buying and holding appreciating assets is the better move over the long haul.