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The power of compounding

 

The power compounding explained below:

Consider two people A & B of same age (25 years), salary. Both started career at same time at 25 years of age.

Mr.A saves & invests Rs 12,000 per year. He does like this for first seven years. From eighth years onwards he could not save money because he gets married and blessed with baby. he stops putting fresh money into investment. He keeps the money in investment till his retirement.

Mr. B lavishly spends money for first seven years. Then he realized and started saving Rs 12000 from 8th year onwards with great struggle since he get married like Mr A. He saves continues this till his retirement.

After retirement both of them take back their money. Can you guess who will have more money???? See the table

 

 

No. of Installments

total

returns at the age of 55 years

Mr A

12000 x 7

84000

1121353

Mr B

12000 x 24

288000

1061968

 

 Is it hard to believe? INCREDIBLE 

 

It is explained in detail

Mr A

Mr B

age

yearly input

interest rate

net value

age

yearly input

interest rate

net value

25

12000

10

12,000

25

0

10

0

26

12000

10

25,200

26

0

10

0

27

12000

10

39,720

27

0

10

0

28

12000

10

55,692

28

0

10

0

29

12000

10

73,261

29

0

10

0

30

12000

10

92,587

30

0

10

0

31

12000

10

113,846

31

0

10

0

32

0

10

125,231

32

12000

10

12,000

33

0

10

137,754

33

12000

10

25,200

34

0

10

151,529

34

12000

10

39,720

35

0

10

166,682

35

12000

10

55,692

36

0

10

183,350

36

12000

10

73,261

37

0

10

201,685

37

12000

10

92,587

38

0

10

221,854

38

12000

10

113,846

39

0

10

244,039

39

12000

10

137,231

40

0

10

268,443

40

12000

10

162,954

41

0

10

295,287

41

12000

10

191,249

42

0

10

324,816

42

12000

10

222,374

43

0

10

357,298

43

12000

10

256,611

44

0

10

393,027

44

12000

10

294,273

45

0

10

432,330

45

12000

10

335,700

46

0

10

475,563

46

12000

10

381,270

47

0

10

523,120

47

12000

10

431,397

48

0

10

575,431

48

12000

10

486,536

49

0

10

632,975

49

12000

10

547,190

50

0

10

696,272

50

12000

10

613,909

51

0

10

765,899

51

12000

10

687,300

52

0

10

842,489

52

12000

10

768,030

53

0

10

926,738

53

12000

10

856,833

54

0

10

1,019,412

54

12000

10

954,516

55

0

10

1,121,353

55

12000

10

1,061,968

 

84000

 

 

 

288000

 

 

 Can you believe now? Mr A invested less than Mr B yet, he gets more at 55 years .

This is the beauty of early start. So start early profit more. This is due to power of compounding.