When considering your financial goals, you'll likely want to know how long it will take you to grow your money as well as what rate of return you should seek. While many finance formulas exist, the rule of 72 is a popular and simple tool that lets you see how long it takes to doubl...
The 70% rule in real estate is not to be confused with the rule of 70 in finance. The latter is a way to determine how many years it would take for a variable to double. This is done by dividing the number 70 by the growth rate of the variable[7]. For example, if someone inves...
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The aim of this paper is to gain new knowledge about illicit tobacco trade in Western Balkan countries and its effects on public finance sustainability. It includes an estimation of the volume of illicit tobacco trade, identifying and quantifying the key factors that cause illegal tobacco trade, ...
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The rule of 72, meanwhile, is an alternative when the computation involves annual interest rates. However, it yields a slightly more conservative estimate, making it useful for a more realistic assessment. Each approach, including the rule of 70 itself, has merits in calculating investments’ doub...