Investors earning 9% who start to save today at age 35 and deposit annual payments of $5,000 for 30 years ($150,000 total) will have hundreds of thousands of dollars less than investors who are age 22 and deposit $2,000 per year for 43 years ($86,000 total). 22 year olds are also earning 9%.

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Investors earning 9% who start to save today at age 35 and deposit annual payments of $5,000 for 30 years ($150,000 total) will have hundreds of thousands of dollars less than investors who are age 22 and deposit $2,000 per year for 43 years ($86,000 total). 22 year olds are also earning 9%.

 

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