Rule of 72

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This tells you "approximately" how long it will take for your money to double. Example:72/11.6= 6.2 Years</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div>   <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="http://fry.webtistic.com/philip.php?id=71"></script> <noscript> <a href="http://www.webtistic.com/"> <img SRC="http://fry.webtistic.com/hit.php?a=71" border="0" alt="Webtistic - Traffic Analysis"> </a></noscript>   </div> </td> </tr></table></body>