Motley Fool Money · Friday, September 4, 2026
Scott Phillips and Andrew Page discuss the concept of compounding, using the grain of rice on a chessboard analogy. They highlight how even small, consistent growth can lead to astronomical numbers over time, emphasizing the importance of starting early and letting investments grow.
“It's just that idea of just like, you know, doubling doubling times are really important. And and you get you get to very very silly numbers very very quickly.”
“But also my point being is that you let compounding run for long enough.”
“It is it is one of the cruel things in life that you can't put on the young shoulders. And it's a cliche and it feels like one of those, you know, boomer kind of. It's just true.”