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Are Your Savings Working For You?

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You cannot prosper if you do not save. Saved money plays a crucial role in not just financial stability but being able to accomplish your plans, hopes, and dreams.

However, the traditional savings accounts offered by many brick-and-mortar banks often fall short in terms of helping your savings grow. The culprit? Low interest rates.

Let me ask you this: ‘Are your savings working for you?’ They should be!

High-yield online savings accounts, as the name suggests, offer a higher yield or interest rate compared to traditional accounts. These accounts are typically offered by online banks or financial institutions and are designed to make your money work harder for you.

Competitive Rates

  • These rates are notably higher than what you'd find with traditional brick-and-mortar banks. While the exact rates may vary depending on the financial institution and market conditions, it's not uncommon to find online savings accounts with rates around 4%!!

Safety

  • Just like traditional banks, many online banks are FDIC-insured. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) provides insurance coverage for up to $250,000 per depositor, per insured bank. This means that even if the bank were to face financial difficulties, your deposits are protected!

Money Lies: I Can't Save & Invest

Have you been telling yourself this lie? “I can’t save money and invest.” That is a LIE!

This lie keeps people broke for their entire lives. When we are young, we believe we have forever to prepare for retirement. After all, young people and young families need to provide for their household, their children, and are just starting out in life. There never seems to be enough money to put away for a rainy day or for the future.

If you tell yourself this money lie, there never will be enough money to save or invest. If this is you, TODAY is the day you stop believing the lie and begin funding the future!

Here are some practical steps you can take to explode your financial future:

  1. Understand compound interest.  Compound interest is what will allow an investment of $100 per month to reach $1,176,477 in just 40 years! If you just save a little ALL of the time, you will end up with a LOT at the end of your time! Use our “Investment Value Calculator” to see how much you could save!

  2. Take advantage of retirement plan matching.  If you work for another company or organization, there’s a good chance your retirement plan contributions are eligible for matching contributions from your employer. Whether it is a $0.50 per $1.00 match or a full “dollar for dollar” match, it is FREE money! Visit your Human Resources Department TODAY to ensure you are receiving the full company match.

  3. Make saving and investing MONTHLY (at least) and AUTOMATIC.  If you have to rely on yourself to write a check each month, your savings plan could be in great danger! Make it automatic – have it deducted from your paycheck before you ever receive it or have it zapped out of your bank account at a predetermined date each month.

You will be on your way to becoming a wealthy individual who will be able to live a life of generosity like you’ve never dreamed!

Let's Talk: Compound Interest

Few concepts are as magical as compound interest. It has the ability to turn small, regular contributions into substantial wealth over time.

INVEST and capture the power of COMPOUND INTEREST.

When it comes to compound interest, three things matter a lot:

  1. Amount of money invested (start with whatever you can and work to increase it from there)

  2. Time (start early!)

  3. Interest rate (growth rate of your investment)

Here’s how YOU can achieve $1,000,000 at a constant Interest Rate of 12%:

  1. Invest $85.00 per month for 40 years at 12% annual interest.

  2. Invest $286.13 per month for 30 years at 12% annual interest.

  3. Invest $1,010.86 per month for 20 years at 12% annual interest.

  4. Invest $4,347.09 per month for 10 years at 12% annual interest.

Here are some ways YOU can achieve $1,000,000 in just 20 years:

  1. Invest $1,697.73 per month for 20 years at 8% annual interest.

  2. Invest $1,316.88 per month for 20 years at 10% annual interest.

  3. Invest $1,010.86 per month for 20 years at 12% annual interest.

  4. Invest $768.54 per month for 20 years at 14% annual interest.

Here is how YOU can achieve $1,000,000 with just $300 per month:

  1. Invest $300.00 per month for 473 months at 8% annual interest.

  2. Invest $300.00 per month for 404 months at 10% annual interest.

  3. Invest $300.00 per month for 355 months at 12% annual interest

  4. Invest $300.00 per month for 318 months at 14% annual interest.

For those familiar with investing, I already know one of the biggest questions you want to ask:

“Where on earth do I get 12% annual interest?”

It’s a great question! The number one way to get 50% or even 100% interest is to contribute to an employer-sponsored retirement plan where matching contributions are made. For example, if your employer matches your contributions “dollar-for-dollar” up to 3% of your pay, that is a 100% interest rate that AUTOMATICALLY HAPPENS with NO RISK! It’s called FREE MONEY! Beyond that, I like investing in mutual funds that are older than me. Also, in other great investments like residential or commercial real estate and small businesses.