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Why aren't we all getting rich from compound interest? (youtu.be)

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Just let your wealth compound over time and you'll be a millionaire, the advice goes. If this is true why aren't more people rich?UNDERSTAND, SHARE & PUSH BACK

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[–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, I was calling out savings accounts cause that's what I imagine most people are talking about when mentioning compound interest. The video is talking about the false promise of compound interest and I wanted to call out the real reason it doesn't work.

As for the standard 2-3% inflation the fed targets. I wasn't saying it was bad, just that it means that you loose value if your money isn't growing. I can't say I studied economic theory far enough to have a meaningful stance on if that's good or bad.

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 1 points 57 minutes ago

Yeah, I was calling out savings accounts cause that’s what I imagine most people are talking about when mentioning compound interest.

I don't think most people think of a savings account as the main example of compounding interest. A bond would probably be a better example.

The video is talking about the false promise of compound interest and I wanted to call out the real reason it doesn’t work.

If you're citing the saving account as the failure of compound interest, it isn't because of a low 5% return, its because its not a fairly consistent return at 5%. If there was a consistent 5% return year over year savings account that would be a great investment even with inflation for the portion of your investment you needed to keep safe. This is essentially what bonds are.