Simple way Gen Z can retire rich

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With a little encouragement from his father, Phyrell Simpson has cracked the code to retiring a millionaire.The 20-year-old investor has been buying Australian and US stocks for the last two years for...

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Both markets are both pretty uncertain right now, so I figured it was better to invest in two markets instead of one,” he told NewsWire.“Short term they can both go up and down, but I think over the long term they will likely go up.”An ETF, or exchange traded fund, is a type of investment fund that holds a collection of assets like stocks, bonds or commodities and trades on a stock exchange like a regular stock.It is often seen as simpler investing through buying multiple assets instead of a singe stock, bond or commodity.In the case of the Nasdaq, it holds the 100 largest US non-financial companies and is heavily skewed towards tech names including Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft and Amazon.Mr Simpson started investing after some family advice.“Dad always said just have a go, so I opened my first account at 18,” he said. “I figured the sooner I started, the more time I’d have to grow my money.”Nabtrade figures point to the power of compounding. Based on a 9 per cent return, investing $200 a month from age 20 could grow to about $1.5m by retirement.But if an Australian waits until they’re 30 to start, they finish with just $588,000 – almost $900,000 difference, all because of compounding.Camera IconYoung Australians are being tactical when it comes to buying stocks. 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