$1 Saved in your 20′s Equals $10 Saved in your 50′s!

"It’s true. Actually, $10.06 to be exact – at an average annual rate of return of 8% on your investments over 30 years. Even if you factor in 2% annual inflation, you’d have 556% more buying power for every dollar you save today. Alternatively, if not invested, every dollar you stick under your mattress will still only be worth a dollar (and just $0.55 in buying power). Those numbers sum up the power of compounding investment returns and should thrill you, if you are a young investor."

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