The stock market has an average annual return of 10% per year. We will consider the annual return to be an annual interest rate Perhaps you want to buy a house in 20 years. The average home in San Jose cost $1.2 million this year. You will need to put a down payment of 15% to buy a house at this price (a down payment is a proportion of the price of the house you pay upfront, in this case 15% of $1.2 million). Assuming 10% annual interest, compounded yearly, how much would you need to invest now to pay for this down payment in 20 years?

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The stock market has an average annual return of 10% per year. We will consider the annual return to be an annual interest rate

  1. Perhaps you want to buy a house in 20 years. The average home in San Jose cost $1.2 million this year. You will need to put a down payment of 15% to buy a house at this price (a down payment is a proportion of the price of the house you pay upfront, in this case 15% of $1.2 million). Assuming 10% annual interest, compounded yearly, how much would you need to invest now to pay for this down payment in 20 years?

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