{"id":58091,"date":"2023-06-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-01-29T14:44:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T19:44:07","slug":"why-my-first-100000-was-a-magical-milestone-and-what-comes-next","status":"publish","type":"rbc_my_money_matter","link":"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/inspired-investor\/ideas-and-motivation\/why-my-first-100000-was-a-magical-milestone-and-what-comes-next\/","title":{"rendered":"Why My First $100,000 Was A Magical Milestone (And What Comes Next)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-single-article-header\">\n\t<section class=\"section-grey cover pad-t-hlf\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-inner w-half w-mob-full centered-margin cover section-grey pad-tb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inline-block pill-container pill-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b snipe pill is-style-blue-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"primary-taxonomy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/topic\/savings\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Savings<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"mar-b-hlf mar-t-0 mob-pad-lr-hlf h2 has-black-color\">Why My First $100,000 Was A Magical Milestone (And What Comes Next)<\/h1><p class=\"mar-b-0 mob-pad-lr-hlf author-text\">By Nicholas Mizera<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-image-wrapper pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"930\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/09\/Untitled-design-2023-06-28T123439.378.jpg?quality=80\" class=\" cover-image  wp-post-image\" alt=\"A runner crosses a finish line in a concept for achieving investing milestones.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/09\/Untitled-design-2023-06-28T123439.378.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/09\/Untitled-design-2023-06-28T123439.378.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/09\/Untitled-design-2023-06-28T123439.378.jpg?resize=768,512 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t<div class=\"article mar-t-dbl\">\n\t\t\t\t<section>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-inner socials-section\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"top-socials-bar mob-mar-b-hlf\">    <div class=\"social-links mob-mar-b-hlf mob-mar-t-hlf\">\n            <a class=\"social-button-wrapper sharing-custom sharing-email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Why My First $100,000 Was A Magical Milestone (And What Comes Next) &#038;body=Hi, I thought you might be interested in this article from RBC My Money Matters: https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/inspired-investor\/ideas-and-motivation\/why-my-first-100000-was-a-magical-milestone-and-what-comes-next\/\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/plugins\/rbc-blocks\/assets\/img\/icons\/icon-email.svg\"\n          alt=\"envelope icon\">\n        <span>\n          Email        <\/span>\n      <\/a>\n      <div class=\"social-button-wrapper sharing-copy-wrapper\">\n        <button class=\"sharing-custom sharing-copy\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/inspired-investor\/ideas-and-motivation\/why-my-first-100000-was-a-magical-milestone-and-what-comes-next\/\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/plugins\/rbc-blocks\/assets\/img\/icons\/icon-related.svg\"\n            alt=\"copy icon\">\n          <span id=\"sharing-copyUrl-Label\">\n            Copy URL          <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n        <input type=\"text\" class=\"sharing-copy-text\" aria-labelledby=\"sharing-copyUrl-Label\">\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-inner w-half w-mob-full centered-margin pad-tb-0 mob-mar-t-hlf mob-mar-b\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"cover-pub-line text-xs mar-b-hlf\">Published June 28, 2023 \u2022 4 Min Read<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner w-half w-mob-full\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<p><strong>Reaching $100,000 in my investing account was my first major milestone, but it won&#8217;t be my last. Here&#8217;s how I got there and why every milestone matters \u2013 no matter how big or small.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When my wife and I started investing together, we kept hearing that our first goal should be to hit $100,000 \u2013 and that the sooner we got started, the better. Now we know why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first $100,000 is the hardest, Charlie Munger famously observed in the 1990s. But since Warren Buffet&#8217;s business partner first made his point, the satisfyingly round figure has taken on a life of its own. Ask experts and everyday investors, scroll through TikTok or Reddit, crack open a book on personal finance, and you&#8217;re liable to learn that there&#8217;s something magical about hitting six figures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s more than just an impressive milestone. It could be a realistic goal for new investors \u2013 with nearly a quarter of American millennials reporting $100,000 in savings, according to a Bank of America report. That measurable dollar figure can provide the motivation we need to build wealth when goals like retirement seem too distant to conceive. But another reason some new investors set their sights on $100,000 is that that&#8217;s where many notice their investments take off, thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/discover.rbcroyalbank.com\/compound-interest-how-it-works-and-why-its-amazing\/\">compounding<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s an example. Say you start an investment that earns you 3.5 per cent interest annually \u2013 perhaps a hypothetical high-interest savings account \u2013 to which you add $1,000 every month. Starting from zero, you&#8217;d hit $100,000 in 7.3 years with no withdrawals. Not bad! But then you&#8217;d make your <em>next<\/em> $100,000 in 5.9 years. And the next hundred grand in just 4.9, and so on. The leap from $900,000 to $1,000,000 would take just 2.25 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e238cc35 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<table class=\"table-swipe wp-block-rbc-responsive-table-block is-style-table-striped\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Milestone<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Years<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$100,000<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">7.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$200,000<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">5.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$300,000<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">4.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$400,000<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">4.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$500,000<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">3.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$600,000<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">3.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$700,000<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">2.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$800,000<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">2.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$900,000<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">2.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$1,000,000<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">2.25<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<br>This works for other investment types, as well. If you invest in <a href=\"https:\/\/discover.rbcroyalbank.com\/what-do-i-actually-own-when-i-buy-a-mutual-fund\/\">mutual funds<\/a>, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) or dividend-paying individual stocks, your holdings can compound when you reinvest those earnings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking back, it&#8217;s hard not to wish I had started investing earlier, like my wife did. I opened a portfolio when I was around 30 years old. Had I started investing at 20, I could have potentially hit my milestones earlier and spared 30-year-old me the challenging work of catching up. Still, I feel nothing short of fortunate. Years after my wife and I got started, we have passed the $100,000 mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The question is: what happens next?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Investing after $100,000<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>What we do next will depend on our individual circumstances, but I&#8217;ve learned that there are some basic truths we can consider once we&#8217;ve amassed our first $100,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For one, you may also notice that fees associated with some holdings, like mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs), are more noticeable than when you started. I admit: I tended to uncritically gloss over relatively high fees in my early investing days. The fees rarely exceeded the cost of a single night out. But now, even if the management fees across your holdings average a modest one-per-cent annually, that means you have to be comfortable with paying $1,000 on a $100,000 investment. Now&#8217;s a good time to decide if an investment&#8217;s potential is worth the costs it incurs, especially if you&#8217;re looking long-term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A lot may have changed in the years since you started investing. For example, we purchased a property and welcomed a child into our family, prompting us to reexamine our rate of investment, timeline and investment types (hello, <a href=\"https:\/\/discover.rbcroyalbank.com\/9-quick-facts-about-resps-and-how-to-make-them-work-for-you\/\">education fund<\/a>). For you, that could mean a new rate of pay, an unexpected windfall or expense, a change in health, or a lifestyle update. Whatever&#8217;s different, you can take steps to ensure your risk profile, profit expectations and goals shift accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking of goals: $100,000 is a great number to shoot for, but you may consider defining your investing endgame in more concrete terms \u2013 that is, beyond a dollar amount. Again, it&#8217;s something I wish I had done sooner. If you haven&#8217;t already, ask yourself: Are you investing for retirement? A property? Something more near-term? Adding specificity to your goals can help motivate you to keep going and provide some food for thought the next time you face an <a href=\"https:\/\/discover.rbcroyalbank.com\/what-really-drives-our-money-decisions\/\">emotional buy or sell decision<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, no judgment if you simply decide to start working toward your <em>next<\/em> $100,000. 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