One of the biggest financial advantages out there is something anyone can access by opening a simple retirement account: compound interest. Retirement accounts such as 401(k)s and Roth IRAs aren't ...

Learn what compound interest is, how it’s calculated—from annual rates to continuous compounding—and why it’s powerful for savings (and dangerous for debt).

We recently pointed out that starting to save early for retirement is extremely helpful, and also a useful chart showing how much you should have saved at different stages of your career to ensure a ...

Cliff Zalay thinks it's in every kid's best interest to understand compound interest. That's why Zalay, who teaches a Money 101 class to high schoolers in the Tampa Bay area, carries a card as a ...