Quote Originally Posted by Enumerate View Post
Your assumption is that the interest has been compounding. Doubling your capital and paying a market interest rate would be a significant achievement.
I take it she is one of Aorangi's "sophisticated" investors. If she says she has doubled her money she'll know what doubling her money means

But she is a person who seems to be relying on the mental agility of a person who can't add to $20 in her head. Mrs H apparently only had $20 in her purse but bought $23 worth of groceries. Mrs H may have thought she had $23 in her purse (just like she and Alan thought there was $<$100m in Aorangi. But unfortunately looks like she was mistaken on that account as well.