Financial educator and chartered accountant CA Nitin Kaushik has once again underlined the importance of long-term investing, using a simple yet powerful illustration of how patience in the equity market can dramatically build wealth over time.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Kaushik wrote, “If you had invested ₹1,00,000 in the Nifty 50 index back in 2005, your investment today would be worth over ₹14,00,000 — approximately 14x growth in 20 years, translating to an average annual return (CAGR) of around 14%. This includes market price appreciation and dividends reinvested.” Advertisement

By contrast, he noted, keeping the same ₹1,00,000 in a savings account at an average interest rate of 3.5–4% would have grown to just about ₹1.8 lakh in the same period — a stark reminder of the “po

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