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Compound interest is a favorable method of compensating lenders and depositors wherein interest is periodically credited to the principal, and subsequent interest is paid on the increasing balance.

Interest is either the cost of borrowing money or the reward for saving or investing it — depending on which side of the transaction you’re on. For borrowers, interest is a percentage of the amount of ...

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