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“Without the annual tax drag, you can really run up some savings.”

Here’s the great thing about an income-tax-deferred savings account--like your employer-sponsored plan. Every penny you save can earn, and earn, and earn, and never get taxed. At least not until you withdraw that money. Let’s do a side-by-side comparison to prove the point. I’m going to give Ray and May each $100 to invest every month. They have to hold the investment for 20 years, and can’t add any more money of their own.


Q: Where did Ray go wrong?

  Investment Of Investment Selection
Value in 20 Years
RAY $100/month Taxable Investment
$46,435
MAY $100/month Tax-deferred employer-sponsored plan
$59,295

ASSUMES: 8% interest rate on $100 saved monthly for 20 years. For illustration purposes only and does not reflect an actual investment.

A: Ray chose a taxable investment.
So, every year his balance took a step forward in accumulation and a step back in taxes. May’s tax-deferred investment, on the other hand, started accumulating and kept on going.

Pre-tax contibutions
Employer Match
Tax-deferred compounding


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