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Part I – The Most Powerful Math in the Universe Goes Untaught

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On Teaching Compound Interest and Discounted Cash Flows   “The most powerful force in the universe is compound interest” – Albert Einstein[1]   “Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day To the last syllable of recorded time”   This Spring I began teaching Personal Finance to a group

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  I founded Bankers Anonymous because, as a recovering banker, I believe that the gap between the financial world as I know it and the public discourse about finance is more than just a problem for a family trying to balance their checkbook, or politicians trying to score points over next year’s budget – it is a weakness of our civil society. For reals. It’s also really fun for me.

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