Another way to see the huge difference between $1m and $1b:
Let's say you made $1/second (which is an insanely good salary, $3600/hr), and you earned this not just business hours, but 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Earning $1m would take you less than 12 days. Earning $1b would take you over 31 years.
That is $31.5 million a year, invested into the S&P 500 every single year with dividends reinvested, at an average rate of return of 10%, would net you $6.3 billion at the end of 31 years.
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u/ismelldirti 7d ago
Years worth of income