Beating inflation
What $10,000 becomes in the bank, in CPF, in property and in stocks.
Cash loses value every year. To keep up, your money has to grow faster than prices.
Auntie Mei Why does my kopi cost more every year?
1.1
The race
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1.2
The scoreboard
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1.3
The kopi test
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1.4
Growth on top of growth
Return a year
You put in S$150,000. Growth added S$241,521.
Illustration, not a forecast. A steady return is arithmetic; real markets swing.
1.5
Start early
Return a year
Marcus put in S$36,000. Esther put in S$108,000. At 65, Marcus has S$392,835, S$40,016 more than Esther.
Illustration, not a forecast. Money goes in at the start of each month.
Quick check
What does inflation do to cash?
Which line on the chart is the "keep up" line?
What does compounding mean?
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