How to Double Your Money Every Five Years

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CNN's John Sutter and his team are looking for a compound or something that can compound our money for a long, long, long time at a very high rate of return. The rule of 72 is so cool. We talked about this a million years ago, but let me just bring it up again because that's what I'm using in my head. That means every five years this stock, this theoretical stock will double my $10,000. Every five years it doubles. There's 10 doubles in 50 years. But 10,000 becomes, what do you think? I'm thinking it's a million dollars. Just that one investment. It's 10, 20, 40, 80

Finding a company that can compound their investments over a long period is the white whale of the value investor. While this search is often challenging, finding these companies can lead to substantial long-term gains.

With the gamification of investing in recent years, the idea of holding an investment for a lifetime is being presented as less appealing than the app-driven, short-term profit mentality.

Are you prepared to do the work up front so that you can feel confident in a less hands-on approach in the long run? By starting off with a careful analysis of these potential compounding investments, you can be less concerned with the day-to-day movements of the markets.

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