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Start early / Start late

","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"html","author":"$undefined","summary":"$undefined","output":"$undefined","database":"$undefined"},{"id":10,"value":"{\n let data = getData(growthRate, cutoff);\n return Plot.plot({\n marks: [\n Plot.line(data, { x: \"year\", y: \"early\", stroke: \"blue\" }),\n Plot.line(data, { x: \"year\", y: \"late\" })\n ]\n });\n}","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs","author":"$undefined","summary":"$undefined","output":"$undefined","database":"$undefined"},{"id":42,"value":"viewof growthRate = Inputs.range([0, 11], {\n value: 7,\n label: \"Growth rate (%)\",\n step: 0.5\n})","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs","author":"$undefined","summary":"$undefined","output":"$undefined","database":"$undefined"},{"id":55,"value":"viewof cutoff = Inputs.range([1, 20], {\n value: 10,\n step: 1,\n label: \"Year to start / stop saving\"\n})","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs","author":"$undefined","summary":"$undefined","output":"$undefined","database":"$undefined"},{"id":78,"value":"---\n\n### Scenarios\n\nThere are some interesting dynamics to this. One is that the cost of waiting longer to invest is entirely dependent on the rate of return. The article throws out 7%, which [some people – like Jack Bogle – would say is optimistic](https://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/22/jack-bogle-believes-the-stock-market-will-return-only-4-annually-over-the-next-decade.html). If you believe growth will be incredibly low, like 1%, the dream of working hard for a decade withers away.\n\nBelow we estimate 1% return, with the same starting assumption that you'll stop saving after a decade:","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md","author":"$undefined","summary":"$undefined","output":"$undefined","database":"$undefined"},{"id":137,"value":"

Start early / Start late

","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"html","author":"$undefined","summary":"$undefined","output":"$undefined","database":"$undefined"},{"id":83,"value":"{\n let data = getData(1, cutoff2);\n return Plot.plot({\n marks: [\n Plot.line(data, { x: \"year\", y: \"early\", stroke: \"blue\" }),\n Plot.line(data, { x: \"year\", y: \"late\" })\n ]\n });\n}","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs","author":"$undefined","summary":"$undefined","output":"$undefined","database":"$undefined"},{"id":108,"value":"viewof cutoff2 = Inputs.range([1, 20], {\n value: 10,\n step: 1,\n label: \"Year to start / stop saving\"\n})","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs","author":"$undefined","summary":"$undefined","output":"$undefined","database":"$undefined"},{"id":88,"value":"The opposite holds true. If you think that the market will return 10%, suddenly you need to work a whole 7 years to get the same outcome.","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md","author":"$undefined","summary":"$undefined","output":"$undefined","database":"$undefined"},{"id":138,"value":"

Start early / Start late

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