By Harry Domash
Blend three ingredients - a paycheck, discipline
and time - and, you, too, can be a millionaire. It's not always easy, but it's simple. And you have no excuse not to do it.
Here is the single most important thing you will ever hear about investing: getting rich is simple. Not easy, but simple. And here is the second most important thing you will ever hear about investing: you have no excuse not to do it.
Only three ingredients are needed: income, discipline and time. Chances are, you already have two of them, income and time. All you need to do is add the third, discipline. And armed with the following knowledge, that key third ingredient may be a lot easier to find.
Here's how it works: Say you start with nothing, invest $500 (of your income) a month (a healthy discipline), and let your money ride (over time) in diversified investments. Long term, the stock market returns at least 10% annually. Assuming a 10% return, you’d have $102,000 after 10 years, $380,000 after 20 years, and $1.1 million in 30 years.
