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You might feel that leverage speeds up compounding. The problem is that leverage is more like compounding's hidden enemy: One million times zero equals zero.

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- Not quite so sure about American dominance going forward: have a portion in international stocks.

Which countries do you think will dominate going forward?

- Expect governments to inflate away some debt: very little in long and intermediate term bonds.
- Do have ibonds, but we can only buy a piffling amount ($20k/year).

TIPS are generally better than I-bonds, especially if you expect inflation rather than deflation. There's also no limit to the amount of TIPS you can buy each year.

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