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What can time do to $100?

Same $100. More time to grow.$127.63 after 5 years

Compounding means earning growth on earlier growth. Here, you leave the money in and it grows by 5% each year.

How this example works

$100.00 × 1.055 = $127.63. The rate stays at 5%, with annual compounding and no deposits, withdrawals, fees or tax. Real investment returns vary and can be negative.

There’s more beneath the numbers

01 Try an idea.

02 Follow the evidence.

03 Make it yours.

01 Make the connection

Small numbers.
Big ripple effects.

Interest rates show up in the news.
And in the cost of a car, a home, or an idea.

Real data. Real consequences.

The price of
borrowing money
can change.

Start with one connection: higher borrowing costs can change what people and businesses spend.

Understand the forces
Real-world example · 2022–2024Banks’ overnight borrowing rateMonthly average · % per year
U.S. effective federal funds rate, January 2022 to December 2024Monthly average rates rise from 0.08% in January 2022 to 5.33% in August 2023, remain there through August 2024, then ease to 4.48% in December 2024. The vertical scale starts at zero and ends at six percent.
Jan 2022
0.08%
Aug 2023
5.33%
Dec 2024
4.48%

Higher interest rates generally make borrowing more expensive, which can slow spending and investment.

Source: Federal Reserve Board, H.15 ↗ Historical data.

Explore why
Bank borrowingLoan costsSpending decisions

02 Follow the evidence

Every number
has a backstory.

A company is more than its share price. Open its annual report and find out what’s happening underneath.

Try it. Select a statement line.
See the question behind the number.

Explore company reports
Inside an annual report01 / 02
Atkore2025 annual report · Form 10-K

Selected reported figures · USD millions, rounded

Select a financial statement line for a research question
Statement line20242025
3,202.12,850.4
624.823.2
What changed in sales?

Compare the company’s discussion of prices, sales volumes and its businesses before choosing an explanation.

Read the original SEC report

03 Make it yours

A curious mind.
A place to start.

Learn the fundamentals, develop your thinking,
then put it into practice.

Start with the why

Finance Foundations

How money, value and risk connect.
Make the ideas click through practice.

Build your approach

Investment Foundations

From your first question to a reasoned decision.
Develop a way of thinking that’s yours.

Put your thinking to work

Your own investing workspace.

Research a business. Build a portfolio. Test your assumptions.

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You don’t need all the answers to begin.

Just a little curiosity.

Find your starting point

Your pace. Your questions. Your next move.