Week VIII · 13 plates
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Compound Capital Appreciation

The arithmetic of independence

The big idea

Ownership plus time is what retires a household without dependence on government. It requires no unusual return — only a share that appreciates, and the years in which to let it.

By the end of this week you can
  • Compute what a modest share becomes over a working life.
  • Explain why time in the market matters more than timing it.
  • Connect compounding to the funding of limited government.
Lecture hall · Week VIII

Compound Capital Appreciation

Plate 01 · leading message · use ← → keys

Plate 01

Compounding is the only wealth engine available to everyone.

It does not require talent, luck or timing. It requires an owned asset and time — which is why access to ownership, not access to benefits, is the real equalising policy.

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Reading notes · Week VIII

What you took from the pages

Write your own notes once you have finished Compounding readings and The Citizen's Share (intro), then revisit them before class. Notes are private to your account and never seen by anyone else.