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Your First 1000 Invested - Building a Plan

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A first $1,000 plus $50 a month grows into $69,115 by year 30 for Jordan Lee through dollar-cost averaging, the case this 56-point guide's growth chart makes. Extensions turn that into a personal five-step plan, a new averaging story problem, and the cost of waiting ten years to start.

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