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I had a conversation over the weekend that got me thinking about the most valuable resource in all of investing.
Not capital. Not market knowledge. Not even a hot stock tip.
Time…
And here’s the thing most people don’t want to hear: Nobody’s got any time except a baby.
I talk to guys in their mid-60s all the time. They tell me they’ve got time — maybe 20 years till they’re 85, right?
Wrong.
That’s not time in the investing sense. Not the kind of time that lets compounding work its magic over decades.
A baby right now has the one thing nobody else has, and that’s time. It’s the perfect resource, and everybody thinks we have time. We don’t — not in the way that matters for building real wealth.
Time is irreplaceable. And you never know how many takeoffs and landings you’ve got. That’s why starting early isn’t just smart — it’s essential.
Open the Account. Plant the Seed.
If you want to give a child a real head start, here’s what you do: Get their account opened and put a couple of shares in there.
It doesn’t have to be complicated. Pick some solid companies. Do the heavy lifting, put good businesses in there and you’ll give them a much-needed head start.
Then, as they grow, start planting seeds. Start them young — maybe next week, have them write you a report: What is a dividend?
Get them thinking about how businesses work, how ownership works and how money grows when you give it time.
I had a long talk with my grandson, Roman, over the weekend.
He’s only 3 months old, and of course he didn’t pay attention to a word I said — but I planted the seed in his ear. That’s the main thing.
My goal? By the time he’s getting ready for college, I want him to be able to buy his first car without it being a financial burden.
That’s what starting early can do.
Run the Numbers
Here’s what I want you to do if you’re serious about this: Find out what that growth curve will look like for them when they’re 20 years old.
Plug it into a compound interest calculator. See what consistent contributions and reinvested dividends can do over 15, 18, 20 years.
The numbers will stop you in your tracks.
Because time doesn’t care how much you know. It doesn’t care how smart you are or how many books you’ve read. It just works — quietly, relentlessly — in favor of the person who starts earliest.
That’s why I say nobody’s got any time except a baby.
And if you’ve got one in your life, you’ve got the chance to give them something no amount of money can buy later: a massive head start…
Trade well,
Jack Carter
Jack Carter TradingÂ
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