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Compound interest is earning returns on your returns. It feels like magic because humans think in straight lines and compounding curves upward. The one variable that decides everything is time, and it's the one you can't buy back.
An employer 401(k) match is the only guaranteed 50% to 100% return you will ever be offered, and skipping it is the most expensive money mistake most workers make. Here is how the formulas and vesting actually work.
An expense ratio is the annual fee a fund charges as a percentage of your money, and because it compounds against you every year, a seemingly tiny 1% can quietly cost you six figures over a lifetime.