In investing, compounding involves reinvesting the earnings an asset generates so they produce additional gains over time. Compounding is a powerful investment tool because it not only provides gains ...

Compound, to savers and investors, means the ability of a sum of money to grow exponentially over time by the repeated addition of earnings to the principal invested. Each round of earnings adds to ...

James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Charlene Rhinehart is a CPA , CFE, chair of an Illinois CPA Society committee, and has a degree in accounting and ...