Compound interest can help turbocharge your savings and investments, or it can quickly lead to an unruly balance, keeping you stuck in a cycle of debt. Its magic can help you earn more — or owe more.

Interest is either the cost of borrowing money or the reward for saving or investing it — depending on which side of the transaction you’re on. For borrowers, interest is a percentage of the amount of ...

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