Hitting the million-dollar mark strictly by saving is virtually impossible for most people. Even if you're able to set aside ...

The story goes like this: Benjamin Franklin left $5,000 to each to the cities of Boston and Philadelphia when he died in 1790. The goal was that each city would create a fund that would last for 200 ...

Compound interest is commonly described as "interest earned on interest." Compound interest can work to your advantage as your investments grow over time, but against you if you're paying off debt, ...

Daniel Jassy, CFA, is an Investopedia Academy instructor and the founder of SPYderCRusher Research. He contributes to Excel and Algorithmic Trading. Compound interest is interest that's calculated on ...

New research linked higher levels of theobromine, a compound found in dark chocolate, to slower biological aging. Experts ...