Michael Benninger is the lead editor of banking at Forbes Advisor, with more than 10 years of experience in the personal finance space. His writing has been published by the Los Angeles Times, ...

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Compound interest is commonly described as "interest earned on interest." Compound interest can work to your advantage as your investments grow over time, but against you if you're paying off debt, ...