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description: "$Microsoft(MSFT.US) on autopilot is painfully unsexy. That is why it works.Drop $10K in. Set $500/month recurring. Close the app.- 10 years later: ~$158K from $70K contributed- 15 years: ~$344K from $100K contributed- 20 years: ~$699K from $130K contributedNotice the pattern? Your deposits slow down relative to what compound adds.- Year 10 you are still the main contributor.- Year 20 compound is doing most of the heavy lifting.That handoff from "my savings" to "the market's growth" is the whole wealth game."
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# $Microsoft(MSFT.US) on autopilot is painfully unse…


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