Rule of 72- Doubling Your Money with Math

I’ve talked about the Rule of 72 before, but I’ve never devoted an entire article to it. If you’re unfamiliar, or even if you’re not, I guess, the Rule of 72 is a calculation to quickly see how many years it will take for your money to double at a given annual rate of return.

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How Investment Fees Are Decimating Your Portfolio

Investment fees are pretty bad.  I’m not going to lie to you about that.  I initially planned on asking a hypothetical question about whether or not they were a big deal, but they are.  They are a big deal.  They are such a big deal I don’t even want to waste time asking how your week was.  We just don’t have time for that.  If your portfolio is being charged a few percentage points per year, you could be losing out on over a million dollars over the course of your life. Continue reading “How Investment Fees Are Decimating Your Portfolio”