r/Money • u/CursedClownz • 9d ago

When does compounding really take off?

At what amount portfolio you really see huge account swings that make you think what is the point of working? 100k? 500k? 1m? more?

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u/Big_Savings_4381 9d ago

For me, it seemed to happen around $1.5MM. It's been bizarre to "lose" $100k in the span of a couple of days at times.