Glossary
Compounding
Growth on top of previous growth: the returns you earn get reinvested and then earn their own returns, so a pot can snowball over time. The effect is small early on and large over decades.
What it means for you
Time in the market is the main driver, which is why an early start often does more than a bigger income later.
My take
See it in numbersThe Exit Calculator Years to your number, plotted — with the coast point where you can stop adding, and the one-more-year trap on the far side.Compounding did not get me out. It keeps me out.
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