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Re:Amazon engineer will let strangers manage his $50,000 sto... by x2f10 on Friday July 07, 2017 @02:43PM (#14720932)
>10 years later the interest you earn on it will be more than the 30% you are putting in.

How?

5% interest, $1,000 monthly injections, compounded monthly over 10 years. $120k in deposits, $36k in interest.

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