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how to double my money in a few years without too much risk?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    banks cant do that

    Source(s): what i know
  • Paul
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Consider the "Rule of 72".

    That is, divide 72 by a given rate of return or interest and the result is the number of years it will take you to double your money.

    Example: 72 / 8 = 9 Meaning if a sum of money is getting a return of 8% it will take 9 years for that sum to double.

    The problem these days is that low risk investments do not offer anywhere near 8%. The Ten Year Treasury bond is commonly known as the "risk free" investment. The 10 yr is currently yielding 3.83%. At that rate, it would take almost 19 years to double your money.

    Source(s): www.bloomberg.com Series 7 General Securities License holder.
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