The Rule of 72 is a simple yet powerful tool for estimating how long it will take for an investment to double at a given annual compound interest rate. By dividing 72 by the interest rate, investors ...

Have you heard of the Rule of 72? Maybe if you go back to your college finance class? And even if you did remember it, you probably haven't thought about it since then - especially in an investing ...

You don’t need a finance degree to figure out how long it’ll take to double your money as an investor. The Rule of 72 offers a quick shortcut to estimate growth based on interest rates or, on the flip ...

The rule of 72 is a shortcut investors can use to determine how long it will take their investment to double based on a fixed annual rate of return. To use the rule of 72, divide 72 by the fixed rate ...

Steven Nickolas is a writer and has 10+ years of experience working as a consultant to retail and institutional investors. Dr. JeFreda R. Brown is a financial consultant, Certified Financial Education ...