compound interest Archives | Wealthfront Blog Personal Finance & Investing Insights Tue, 10 Oct 2023 22:56:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-wave-logo-transparent-hi-res-500x500.png compound interest Archives | Wealthfront Blog 32 32 What Is Compounding and Why Is It Important? https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/what-is-compounding/ Mon, 13 Jun 2022 21:33:17 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=6918 When you’re building long-term wealth, compounding can help you get there faster by increasing the rate at which your money grows. Understanding compounding is key to achieving your long-term financial goals, so in this post, we’ll tell you exactly what you need to know.  What is compounding? Compounding is the name for when your earnings […]

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]]> How Do Interest Rates Work? https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/how-do-interest-rates-work-heres-everything-you-need-to-know/ Fri, 06 Sep 2019 23:16:29 +0000 //wealthfront.x5view.co/?p=10913 Whether you *think* you completely understand what interest rates are and how they work, or you know that you definitely don't know everything about them, this will lay out all the essential details.

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]]> You’re Likely Undervaluing Your Future Net Worth https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/youre-likely-undervaluing-your-future-net-worth/ Thu, 17 Jan 2019 21:35:08 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=9751 If you've done mental math to project your future net worth, your assumptions are probably off. Here, we'll talk about how Wealthfront factors in the impact of compounding, investment returns, inflation, and debt repayments.

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]]> A Parent’s Perspective on Planning for College https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/a-parents-perspective-on-planning-for-college/ Tue, 29 May 2018 20:09:34 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=8836 Today is 529 Day. That might sound like a corny thing to get excited about, but as a dad it makes me think about my kids. Like any parent, all I want the very best for my nine year old girls. While college seems far away, I’ve always imagined them picking a school that will […]

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