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Glossary
Technical Foundations
Exponential Growth
Percentage growth is exponential growth. In investing, compound interest on a long-term investment will make the investment grow exponentially. Interest plus interest on interest will over time lead to a continuous – and accelerating – accumulation of principal under the weight of the investment in and of itself.