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Growing Money: Investing Can Be Rewarding, but It's Also Risky

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Growing Money: Investing Can Be Rewarding, but It's Also Risky

A savings account is a great place to store your money at first. It’s safe and it pays a little interest. But it won’t make you rich! Growing your money requires that you move some of it into investments with a potentially higher rate of return.

Many financial experts suggest that your money should be growing somewhere between 5% and 10% per year. You won’t get that from a savings account these days.

Just compare $100 in a savings account earning 1% interest per year with an investment earning 5% per year and another earning 10% per year.

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At 1% interest, your investment won’t increase much. After 20 years, you will have $122.02.

With a 5% return, you more than double your money to $265.33.

And with a 10% return, your money grows more than six times to $672.75!

However, investments aren’t insured like your savings account. You take the risk of losing everything if your investment becomes less valuable.

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Information in this article is general in nature and for your consideration, not as financial advice. Please contact your own financial professionals regarding your specific needs before taking any action based upon this information.

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