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How to accumulate a Million Dollars?

Is it really possible for an average individual (i.e. an individual not born with a golden spoon, doesn't have Bill Gates' IQ, and doesn't have the looks of Angelina Jolie/Brad Pitt) to become a millionaire?

The answer is a definite YES.... why so? The method is actually very simple... drum roll please...... through "COMPOUNDING" your money...

Albert Einstein once said:

The most powerful force in the universe is compound interest.

I worship this statement, because I know that this simple truth is the only answer I need in my quest to becoming a millionaire... Being a Math nerd like I am, I naturally translated this statement into numbers...

Assume I start with $10,000...

If I can compound this amount at 5% per month,

After 1 year, I would have $10,000*(105%)^12 = $17, 958.56..
a pretty decent growth... but still miles away from a million....

After 2 years, this $10,000 would have grown to $32,251...
Still far from a million....
but notice that in the second year, my money has grown from $17,958.56 to $32,251... an increase of $14,292.44...
whereas in the first year, the money only increased from $10,000 to $17,958.56... an increase of a mere $7,958.56....

That's the beauty of compounding your money... the longer you compound it, the faster it'll grow...

If you can leave the money alone and let it continue to compound... after 8 years, this $10000 would have compounded to $1,081,864.10... That's $1 MILLION...!!!!!

So, plainly speaking... If we can set aside a certain amount of money and let it compound... our money will grow at a faster and faster rate until it eventually becomes a million dollars!!!!

Of course, the above example assumes

1) You have $10,000 to start with
(which I have.. and I think most people should be able to accumulate if they are frugal and hardworking enough)

2) You do not need to touch this $10,000 for the next 8 years (not a problem as long as you still keep your job)

3) You are able to compound this amount at a constant rate of at least 5% per month...

Now, point 3 is where it gets ugly... that's the challenge... which is why I explore options trading... cos only with options trading (or other forms of trading that offers some form of leverage*) can I hope to achieve this growth rate... I'm glad to say that my performance is so far pretty decent... maintaining a growth of about 5-10% per month....
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