Pascal, I just inserted a new start to the essay as sort of subheading, "*Don't make the mistake of thinking this essay is about finance. It's about the beauty, eccentricities, and power of J". *
Your comments seem to suggest the opposite: that the essay needs to be about compound interest. If you want to develop the essay in the terrific direction of your terrific comments here, I think it needs to be a separate essay with a distinct title and beginning, because of its complexity. Thanks, -- (B=) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
