Question

Laurent saves money from his lawn service to buy a new $20,000 mower and trailer. He would like to buy the new equipment as soon as possible but only has $12,000 in his simple interest savings account. To reach his goal sooner, Laurent should:
A. Keep his money where it is and be patient
B. Move his money to an IRA or Certificate of Deposit
C. Move his money to a compound interest account
D. Move his money to a business checking account

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Move his money to a compound interest account

Explanation:

Laurent could earn enough interest to reach her goal of $20,000 much faster in a compound interest account, than in his simple interest account.

Ideally, he should try to look for an account that compounds interest monthly, or even daily, because the point of compound interest is to capitlize interests as frequently as possible.