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Compound glossary

Score axes and nicknames used across this atlas.

A compact reference — not a substitute for the full chapters.

Score axes

Time sensitivity How much unused years change outcomes.
Rate sensitivity How much net return assumptions move the path.
Contribution leverage How strongly savings rate dominates early wealth.
Behaviour risk How exposed results are to panic, pauses and lifestyle creep.
Tax & fee drag How costly fees and taxes are relative to other topics.
Horizon fit How naturally the idea belongs to long multi-year plans.

Also called

📈 Interés compuesto Compounding · Interest on interest
⌛ Valor temporal del dinero TVM · Present value
⚖️ Coste de oportunidad Trade-off cost · Foregone return
🔢 Regla del 72 Doubling rule · Rule of 69
🌡️ Rentabilidad nominal y real Inflation-adjusted · Real yield
🎛️ Aportaciones, tasa y tiempo Savings rate leverage · Three levers
📉 Lastre de las comisiones Expense ratio drag · Cost of costs
🧾 Lastre fiscal Taxable drag · After-tax return
♻️ Reinversión Dividend reinvestment · DRIP
📅 Inversión periódica DCA · Pounds-cost averaging
🌱 Ventaja de empezar pronto Time premium · Youth compounding
🏃 Ahorro tardío de recuperación Catch-up contributions · Compressed horizon
🎢 Riesgo de secuencia Sequence risk · Retirement path risk
🏛️ Horizontes largos y legado Generational compounding · Perpetual horizon
🏦 Efectivo y ahorro de alta rentabilidad HYSA · Cash reserves
🧱 Bonos como amortiguador Fixed income ballast · Duration risk
🌍 Índice amplio de renta variable Total market index · Passive equities
🤝 Aportación equivalente del empleador Matching contributions · Free contribution
🔁 La constancia como hábito Savings consistency · Auto-pilot investing
🛒 Inflación del estilo de vida Lifestyle inflation · Spend-up
😱 Venta por pánico Drawdown selling · Behaviour gap
💵 Renacimiento del efectivo en los años 2020 Higher-for-longer cash · Post-ZIRP cash
🔥 Variantes de FIRE Financial independence · Lean / Fat FIRE
📱 Aplicaciones de inversión automática Robo-advisors · Round-up investing