# The Rule of 72 – Compare Rates in Years, Not Percentages

- Source: Money Crashers
- Published: 2026-10-17T21:15:00+00:00
- Category: Markets
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Percentages make rate gaps look small. A savings account paying 0.4% and one paying 4% sound a few points apart, and a 1% investment fee sounds trivial. Years make the same gaps obvious. Investor.gov, the SEC’s investor education site, uses... Source

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