Let's play a quick game. I want to play a game. If I gave you an option: Do you want to be an 18-year-old with $10,000 or a 65-year-old with a cool million dollars? What would you pick, guys? This is the

type of conversation that I love having with anyone that will listen, because I am, by nature, an optimist, and I love showing people the power of taking an active role in their financial life. Unfortunately, though, most people are not in the driver's seat of their financial

life. If I'm being honest, most people are actually tied up in the trunk, and they don't even know where they're going. But the earlier you can take charge of your future, the better, and you might be able to do it even earlier than you think. A

lot of young folks out there look at people older than them with envy, but what if I told you that those people look at you with envy because you have the most valuable resource available: the elusive and ever-escaping component of time? But do not mishear me: you may have

time on your side, but do not fall into the trap of thinking, "I'll just get to my money later because I have plenty of time." Procrastination is not your friend. In this video, I'm going to show you why this is a mental trap, and if you're

finding this video later on, don't worry, it's not too late for you either. It's never too late to build a better future for yourself. But before we get into it, one thing everyone can do to build a better future for themselves is to subscribe to the Money Guys show, so

Subscribe, like this video, and ring that notification bell. Now let's jump right in! This whole thing hinges on one of the most powerful components of personal finance: compounding growth. We like to call this the wealth multiplier. The wealth multiplier is a tool that we

designed to show you just how powerful your dollars can become. The example we use on the show all the time is that for a 20-year-old, every dollar that you invest has the potential to become more than $88 in retirement. And what I'm

about to say will show you why this is so essential to start as early as you can saving and investing for the future. A 20-year-old has a wealth multiplier of 88 times. By the time you reach the age of 25, that wealth multiplier has already dropped and been

cut in half to 44 times. By age 30, it's dropped to 23 times. It's important to note that our wealth multiplier calculation assumes that for every dollar invested at age 20, you can predict an annualized rate of return of

10% from the time those dollars are invested until retirement. But every year, that assumed rate of return drops by 0.1% until reaching a terminal rate of return of 5.5% at 65. Meaning that for every dollar invested at 21, you would

assume 9.9%, and so on. If all those numbers went in one ear and right out the other, don't worry! All you need to know is that the earlier you invest, the more powerful those dollars become. So if you can grasp this concept of the wealth

This multiplier will change the way you make every small financial decision in your life: how you spend, how you save, and definitely how you invest. That is why it is so important that when you're young, you do something to take advantage of those amazingly powerful dollars that

you have at your disposal. And if you're seeing this video later in your wealth-building journey, let this be the motivator you need to take action today. If you want to figure out your exact wealth multiplier, you have a few options: you could use this formula, or you could

just let us do the work for you by using our wealth multiplier calculator at money.com/srour. But let's get back to my original question. If you haven't already done the math, don't worry; we are here to show you the numbers. At the age of 18,

each dollar has the potential to become nearly $108 in retirement. That means if you started at 18 with $10,000, each dollar of that $10,000 would become $108. In other words, that investment would have become $1,080,000.

The 18-year-old came out ahead, all because they did the hard work of saving and investing early. You might be thinking, 'No way, an 18-year-old can save $10,000!' But with a part-time job and living at home, saving $10,000 after

taxes could be done on less than $11 an hour. If you're seeing this later than age 18, please don't misunderstand us and think that it is too late for you to start. Remember, your dollars can still multiply 23 times over. At the age of 30, do you want 23

times as much money. I know I sure do. So we've shown you the numbers, but now where do we go from here? As you're using our wealth multiplier calculator and setting out on your wealth-building journey, there are two more resources I want you to look at. The first is called

'Are you on track to becoming a millionaire?' This will give you a great benchmark of where you are at relative to where you need to be in order to save your first million. The other is the actual wealth multiplier resource. This will give you a more comprehensive

overview of how the wealth multiplier works at each age, and it will show you how much you need to save and invest each month to reach your first and even second million. Don't let your financial future take a backseat any longer; get out of the trunk and start building wealth

today! Take advantage of all of our resources at money.com. Make sure you subscribe if you haven't already and share this video with someone who needs to know the power of the wealth multiplier. [Music]

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The Power of Early Investment and Compounding Growth

A hypothetical scenario is presented: choosing between being an 18-year-old with $10,000 or a 65-year-old with $1,000,000.

Most people are not actively managing their finances; they are passive.

Youth possesses the most valuable asset: time.

Procrastination is detrimental; starting early is crucial for financial success.

Encourages viewers to subscribe, like, and ring the notification bell.

Introduction of the wealth multiplier, a tool demonstrating the power of compounding growth.

For a 20-year-old, each dollar invested has the potential to become over $88 in retirement.

The wealth multiplier decreases with age: 88 at 20, 44 at 25, 23 at 30.

The calculation assumes a 10% annualized rate of return at age 20, decreasing by 0.1% each year.

Early investment maximizes the power of compounding.

The wealth multiplier impacts spending, saving, and investing decisions.

Options to calculate the wealth multiplier: using a formula or an online calculator (money.com/srour).

At age 18, each dollar can potentially become $108 in retirement; $10,000 could grow to $1,080,000.

Saving $10,000 by age 18 is possible with a part-time job and living at home.

Even starting later, the multiplier still offers significant returns (23 times at age 30).

Additional resources are available: 'Are you on track to becoming a millionaire?' and the wealth multiplier resource at money.com.

Call to action: start building wealth today using the provided resources and share the video.