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What’s Your Rate of Return… and Is It Fast Enough?

Find yourself on this chart—and decide if you want to speed things up.

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James Orr
Aug 14, 2025
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Here’s a super useful (and slightly painful) truth:

Your rate of return determines how long it takes to save each $100K on your journey to $2 million.

The chart above lays it out clearly:

  • If you’re earning 1%, it takes 9.58 years to save your first $100K.

  • At 7%, that drops to 7.84 years (still slow).

  • At 12%, you're looking at 6.96 years.

And it doesn’t stop t…

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