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Re:Your Most Valuable Asset Is Yourself by pjc50 on Wednesday December 16, 2015 @08:00AM (#10743950)
Depends what you mean by wealth, but for the majority of middle-class people the way to wealth is highly leveraged property speculation: borrow deposit from parents, take out mortgage, wait 25 years during which time the property has gone up hugely in value.

.. which requires a steady enough job to make 25 years of uninterrupted mortgage payments.

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Re:Your Most Valuable Asset Is Yourself by canicode on Wednesday December 16, 2015 @11:51AM (#10745476)
That's completely wrong. Invest in a mutual fund monthly and you'll be amazed by the power of compound interest.
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Re:Your Most Valuable Asset Is Yourself by ro_sharp on Wednesday December 16, 2015 @09:35AM (#10744462)
And local property markets where prices rise above inflation forever (this is never always the case!)
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Re:Your Most Valuable Asset Is Yourself by pjc50 on Wednesday December 16, 2015 @10:03AM (#10744630)
It's not guaranteed, but on average in the UK it's 2.9% above inflation since the 60s: http://monevator.com/historical-uk-house-prices/
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