🚨 Follow for more 🚨 Compound interest is the interest calculated on the initial principal and also on the accumulated interest from previous periods. It's often called "money making money" because your earnings start to earn their own interest, leading to exponential growth over time. The longer your money is invested or saved, and the more frequently interest is compounded (e.g., daily, monthly, or annually), the faster your balance grows Year 1: You deposit $1,000 at a 5% annual interest rat