Personal Finance
Starting Investing at 25 vs 35: Why One Decade Creates a $600K Gap
Invest $300/month starting at age 25 and you'll have approximately $1,054,000 by age 65 at 8% average annual return. Start at 35 with the same amount and same return — you end up with $449,000. That $605,000 gap was created by a single decade of delay. Here's the math behind it and what it means for your retirement.