Saving and the power of compounding
Having a plan or strategy to save money regularly is considered one of the cornerstones of creating long-term wealth.
“The Savings Habit = The Cornerstone to the Creation of Wealth”
The savings discipline reaps rich rewards.
“And produces RICH REWARDS”
In this video we are going to explore how this works, what you can do to supercharge your savings and the results that follow, and how to put a workable plan into action. To begin, however, we want to show the magic of compounding returns.
“Compound interest is the 8th wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it; he who doesn't, pays it.” Albert Einstein
Compounding returns is when you start to earn rewards on the rewards. For example, if you invest £100 into an investment and it earns 10% return your £100 will become £110. If you then get a further 10% return in the following period, the sum increases to £121, because the next 10% increases both your original amount and the previous return. In the early stages of a compounding situation, the effect isn’t too obvious but the further you go down the line the more the magical impact starts to transform the outcome. Look at this situation over 40 years where an invested sum increases at 8% in value every year and note how the value accelerates in the later years. The red line shows the compounding return. The line gets steeper the further you progress.
This example shows what happens assuming you invest £100 as a ‘one off’ and let it roll up, but now imagine the situation where you invest £100 per month, so you continually add new amounts. This is pouring fuel on the fire, but in this case in a very positive way. The combination of continually transferring funds from the present day to the future develops wealth. Remember this is not money you are spending and lining someone else’s pockets, but money you are giving back to yourself and your family for your future. And, if you are a parent teaching your children, this story is one of the greatest gifts you can bestow on them, if it helps them to start saving from the moment they start earning.
Deciding to save is the starting position, how you save and where you invest your savings then follows and is also very important. Let’s say you have decided to save £100 per month and you put this into a bank account, paying 2% per year interest and this rate of return does not change over the next 30 years. How much will your £100 per month become?
£100 per month, for 30 years at 2% per year return
£49,354
But let’s say that instead of this you had chosen a different investment which performed better and increased at 5% per year, in that case your £100 per month would have turned into:
£100 per month, for 30 years at 5% per year return
£83,572
Source
Difference = £34,218
That extra amount – more than £34,000 – was achieved by the decision where to invest.
And remember these decisions are about how much YOU will have in the future.
The reality is that we can play with these figures forever and show how the savings discipline coupled with compounding and differing returns can transform future values.
The keys to a good savings approach really boils down to three things:
⦁ How much you save
⦁ How soon you start
⦁ The return you will get on the amounts saved
Let us finish by looking at each of these in a little more detail.
Anything you can do to find extra amounts to put aside each month, the more you will generate in future wealth for yourself and your family. Spending time looking at ways of carving out sums from your regular income to put into savings can make a big difference, rarely is an individual’s budget at its most efficient. Look for ways to spend less and save more.
Savings have somehow become associated with the later periods of a working life. But this is a devasting mistake – the sooner anyone can start saving the bigger the impact, and the impact can be huge. Anyone who starts saving from the day they start earning will gain incredible value.
Finding higher rather than lower returns makes a difference, particularly over time.
It is not easy to find higher returns, but the effort is worthwhile.
Using tax efficient savings accounts, such as ISAs and Pensions, could make a difference as taxes could reduce returns. If you can get your returns tax-free this helps.
As will using accounts which invest in real assets such as shares, as based on historical evidence these are likely to produce better returns in the longer-term, although these come with higher risk.
However, if the savings period is long enough the risk should be reduced as periods of falling values can be recovered over time and a smoothing effect can apply.
In conclusion, having a structured and disciplined approach to savings produces wonderful support to a successful long-term financial plan.
In many ways it is the bedrock of a successful plan.
We are here to help you find a suitable savings solution, including working with you to maximise the amounts saved, and finding the right accounts and investments to suit your circumstances.
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