Compound Wealth

I do this because I started with nothing. After completing my education I was in debt, divorced, in a low-paying postdoc job.

I do this because banks and financial institutions take advantage of you. They want you in debt at high interest rates. Or if you are escaping debt they want to charge you large fees for managing money, or sell you the products they want to sell, that might be all wrong for you.

There is no substitute for self-education in financial matters.

This course is about how money grows. How long do you think it will take you to double your current wealth?

Do you want to grow your wealth? If you are here, then yes. Are you in debt? We also talk about debt.

But if you are here, you would like to be wealthier. For financial freedom, or so you can quit your job, perhaps to be your own boss, or to retire comfortably, or to travel more. All are good reasons.

You must take ownership and manage the growth of your money. No one else cares about it the way you do. There are many ways to do this, particularly with stocks and real estate.

You need some very simple math, to see how long it will take to double your money under different possibilities. This course provides those tools, according to the Rule of 72.

It also provides suggestions to use that Rule to reduce debt, invest in stocks and options, and invest in real estate, either for yourself or to rent out.

Learning goals include:

• Become comfortable with compounding ideas
• Learn simple rules to calculate compounding
• Use compounding with your investments
• Gain confidence in compounding your way to wealth
• Get on a path to doubling your money over and over

The idea is to see how fast your wealth can grow under different options. To help you can move quickly toward that goal of financial freedom.

Nothing in the course is explicit investment advice; you should undertake your own investment decisions.