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Growing population to keep a rocket under the ASX

Australia is growing faster than most other developed countries, as measured by people. Shouldn’t that help the sharemarket too?

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Investors should need no reminder about the power of compounding returns.

If a company’s profit or share price grows 10 per cent a year over five years, it will be 61 per cent more after five years.

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Anthony Macdonald is a Chanticleer columnist. He is a former Street Talk co-editor and has 10 years' experience as a business journalist and worked at PwC, auditing and advising financial services companies. Connect with Anthony on Twitter. Email Anthony at a.macdonald@afr.com

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