Einstein referred to compound interest as the Eighth Wonder of the World (see Table 1 for the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World). How did this scientist, from all of my reading, a somewhat absent–minded individual with no particular investment prowess, come to make this comment, which merits the third chapter in this book and a detailed discussion?
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Doroghazi, R.M. (2009). The Magnificence of Compound Interest. In: The Physician's Guide to Investing. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-134-9_3
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