Comments on: The Power of Systematic Investments http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/the-power-of-systematic-investments/ This is where your finance takes place Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:36:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: The Financial Blogger | Take The Power Back Part 2 http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/the-power-of-systematic-investments/#comment-2375 The Financial Blogger | Take The Power Back Part 2 Fri, 02 May 2008 10:53:23 +0000 http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/the-power-of-systematic-investments/#comment-2375 [...] you don’t have much debt, I would strongly suggest using your extra cash flow in order to setup a systematic investment strategy. This will boost your investment portfolio as you will have the possibility to buy more [...] [...] you don’t have much debt, I would strongly suggest using your extra cash flow in order to setup a systematic investment strategy. This will boost your investment portfolio as you will have the possibility to buy more [...]

]]> By: The Financial Blogger http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/the-power-of-systematic-investments/#comment-2352 The Financial Blogger Sat, 26 Apr 2008 11:39:04 +0000 http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/the-power-of-systematic-investments/#comment-2352 CR: We made some calculation at the bank and, roughly, the 2nd guy would have to put twice the amount per year to compensate the fact that he waited 10 years before putting money aside. If you have the possibility to put money aside young, don't underestimate the outcome you could get! CR:

We made some calculation at the bank and, roughly, the 2nd guy would have to put twice the amount per year to compensate the fact that he waited 10 years before putting money aside. If you have the possibility to put money aside young, don’t underestimate the outcome you could get!

]]> By: Customers Revenge http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/the-power-of-systematic-investments/#comment-2350 Customers Revenge Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:38:58 +0000 http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/the-power-of-systematic-investments/#comment-2350 I too was extremely enamoured by these calculations. There is also a good one to emphasize the cost of delay. Compare two people, one person socks away $x/year between ages 20-30 then stops. The other one waits until after 30 to contribute, then contributes the same $x/yr UNTIL RETIREMENT. The first person will be wealthier. I'm often rebuked because people tell me that the closer people are to retirement the less risk tolerant they are. I always correct them because if they are close to retirement then, unless they've thought ahead, then they will have to be very risky to make it. Young people who start at age 20 or earlier don't have to be very risky at all due to compounding and time. That's the opposite of what most people advise, but it is the correct way of looking at it. I too was extremely enamoured by these calculations. There is also a good one to emphasize the cost of delay. Compare two people, one person socks away $x/year between ages 20-30 then stops. The other one waits until after 30 to contribute, then contributes the same $x/yr UNTIL RETIREMENT. The first person will be wealthier.

I’m often rebuked because people tell me that the closer people are to retirement the less risk tolerant they are. I always correct them because if they are close to retirement then, unless they’ve thought ahead, then they will have to be very risky to make it. Young people who start at age 20 or earlier don’t have to be very risky at all due to compounding and time. That’s the opposite of what most people advise, but it is the correct way of looking at it.

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