This agrees with my view on education, with its worth being measured in more than just financial return on investment. Would Einstein feel the same way now, with a college education costing several multiples more than it did in his time, even after taking inflation...
QI has found no substantive evidence that Albert Einstein, Baron Rothschild, or John D. Rockefeller employed the saying. The point is to illustrate that the purchasing power of money is expected to be less in the future. This should always be considered when reviewing...
What we can appreciate from Einstein’s philosophy is that society is as important as the individual, and individuals, particularly those who are successful, can help society to a greater extent without sacrificing their success. Also, regulations free from corruption...
There’s often a trend to follow the herd — to buy stocks when it seems like everyone is buying and to sell stocks when it seems like everyone else is selling. Being a non-conformist, investing against the grain, can help investors buy low and sell high. Not the answer...
Quote investigator also found some earlier quotes claiming that compound interest is the "greatest invention", but none of them involve Einstein in common‐size analysis any way until well after his death. FYI - Robbins' exact line was "Compound interest is such a...