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As you work to grow your business, the concepts of simple, compound and exponential growth help you plan for the future sales, profits or values of your efforts. These mathematical concepts also show ...

Timothy Li is a consultant, accountant, and finance manager with an MBA from USC and over 15 years of corporate finance experience. Timothy has helped provide CEOs and CFOs with deep-dive analytics, ...

Exponential growth refers to a process where a quantity increases at a consistent rate over time, relative to its current value. In simpler terms, imagine you have $100 that grows at a rate of 10% per ...

Graphical and numerical comparison of future wealth creation from the reinvestment of cash flows: historic norms (1962-2007) vs. current vs. after new recession. Understanding the underlying ...

Compound interest can help turbocharge your savings and investments, or it can quickly lead to an unruly balance, keeping you stuck in a cycle of debt. Its magic can help you earn more — or owe more.

On the surface, an interest rate is just a number. How that number applies to debt or equity opens up a world of possibilities. The first consideration is always whether it’s simple interest vs.