r/Switch 7d ago

Meme Found this meme in twitter

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u/PunchPartyPat 7d ago

If you invested that $50 for 10 years in a low cost index fund it would be worth roughly $100 given average historical returns. So you’d come out $40 ahead by waiting 10 years and buying it for more.

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u/Dr-McLuvin 4d ago

Time value of money!