If I invest $5,400usd this year in your average mutual fund, how much money will I have in 20 years?

Trying to show my children what my money could be going towards instead of paying for their cell phone overages every month...thanks!

It will be better to invest in offshore business. You can definitely earn more than 15% annually. E-mail me for more details.
With 15% compounding interest you will double your $5400 in 5 years:
$6聽210,00
$7聽141,50
$8聽212,73
$9聽444,63
$10聽861,33
$12聽490,53
$14聽364,11
$16聽518,72
$18聽996,53
$21聽846,01
in 15 years: 43聽940,13
in 20 years: 88聽379,29

Good luck!

http://www.sec.gov/investor/tools/mfcc/m... the SEC has a free calculator on line that you can use. its pretty handy

If you invest $5400 this year in a mutual fund your approx yield in 20 years would be $0.00 as the thieves would have stolen all your hard earned $$ with their yearly fees and sales commissions....better off having your kids invest in money market accounts or cd's with a rate of 5-6%

Source: experience!!

Depends on the interest rates of the mutual funds, depends on your financial advisor. I recommend you read "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" By Robert Kiyosaki. It teaches parents how to teach their children about money. If you don't have time or don't want to read it there is the book "Rich Dad, Poor Dad for teens" or you can purchase the game "Cashflow 101" which is a fun boardgame that will teach people how to manage cash and invest.

Another book you might find interesting is: "One up on Wall Street" by Peter S Lynch

Show them a Roth IRA. You can invest already taxed money in the account and withdraw the money tax free. Here is a breakdown. Assuming a modest 9% gain on investment over 20 years with money invested in a fund with blue chip stocks


Regular IRA Roth IRA
Sheltered 30,263.82
Non Sheltered 5,307.
Total Before Taxes 30,263.82
Total After Taxes 30,263.82

Show them what happens with the magic of compounding interest: after 30 years $71,645.46

long term average return on stocks is about 11% - at that rate from a one-time investment of 5400 - you would have about $36,300 if you ignored taxes

here's a better illustration - tell them to start at age 18 or 20 - whenever they start their first job - have them put $40 per week into an IRA for ONLY 5 yrs and don't touch it. in 45 yrs, when they're 65 or so, that money will be worth about $632,000 - and they only invested $10,400 - if they did just that little bit of saving with a 401k plan with 50% company matching it could worth about $1 million

Well no one knows and no one can tell you.

Asking how much money you will have in years in the stock market is like asking how much it will rain in the next 10 years.

You can guess. You have history you have averages. In the end its a guess. Not quite a SWAG but close.

In the past They say(who ever they is) that stocks go up about 10% per year. If history repeats itself you have some guildelines .

Find out the average your mutual fund is likely to do and guess.

Good luck - you will need it. Gerry

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