The Value of Investing

• S&P 500 Stock Index – 10.07% 1
• Real Estate Total Return – 5.10% 2
• 30 Year Treasury Bond – 5.07%
• Inflation – 3.30% 3
• Bank Account Savings Account – 1.2%

The Power of Investing Long Term

Timing the Market doesn't work 4

• Average Annual Return: (had one simply stayed in the market) 11.83%
• Average Annual Return (missing 90 best trading days): 3.28%

The Power of Time

• $2,400 invested each year for
  40 years at 10% = $1,072,030
• $12,000 invested each year for
  20 years at 10% = $695,000