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  • Rufus Q. Bodine III@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    That’s just break even purchasing power. In USA, invest $1000 at 4% earns $40. Federal and State taxes will take $10. The remainder will be dissolved by 3% inflation. And when you go to spend it, sales tax pushes your ‘yield’ into the negative.

    4% isnt the easy street it appears to be.