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The Magic of Compounding



The Magic of Compounding
What would you rather have?
A) One million dollars on January 1st
or
B) The compound value of 1 cent doubled every day during January?
1-Jan
$0.02
2-Jan
$0.04
3-Jan
$0.08
4-Jan
$0.16
5-Jan
$0.32
6-Jan
$0.64
7-Jan
$1.28
8-Jan
$2.56
9-Jan
$5.12
10-Jan
$10.24
11-Jan
$20.48
12-Jan
$40.96
13-Jan
$81.92
14-Jan
$163.84
15-Jan
$327.68
16-Jan
$655.36
17-Jan
$1,310.72
18-Jan
$2,621.44
19-Jan
$5,242.88
20-Jan
$10,485.76
21-Jan
$20,971.52
22-Jan
$41,943.04
23-Jan
$83,886.08
24-Jan
$167,772.16
25-Jan
$335,544.32
26-Jan
$671,088.64
27-Jan
$1,342,177.28
28-Jan
$2,684,354.56
29-Jan
$5,368,709.12
30-Jan
$10,737,418.24
31-Jan
$21,474,836.48