Articles tagged “compound interest”

Waiting feels harmless. It isn't. Here's exactly what five years of delay costs you in real dollars — and why the math is far more brutal than most people realize.

Compound interest is the closest thing to a financial superpower. Here's how it works, why it favors teenagers specifically, and the numbers that prove it.

Most teenagers spend every paycheck. The ones who don't — even partially — build a head start that compounds for decades. Here's the math that proves a part-time job at 16 can change your entire financial life.

A Roth IRA is the most powerful retirement account a teenager can have. Here's what it is, how it works, and why waiting even a few years costs you thousands.

Think you need to be an adult to start investing? You don't. Here's exactly how a 16-year-old can legally begin building wealth right now.