PODCAST: UAE in a minute for November 8, 2017


Mina Aldroubi
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VIPs including the French president Emmanuel Macron will be given a private tour of the Louvre Abu Dhabi tonight.

>Report coming soon.

Saudi Arabia's King Salman, received credentials of Sheikh Shakhbout bin Nahyan, UAE Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Monday.

>King Salman receives credentials of UAE ambassador

Abu Dhabi’s science festival will kick off tomorrow in Al Ain Zoo and Khalifa Park.

>Report coming.

The most expensive investment mistake you will ever make

When is the best time to start saving in a pension? The answer is simple – at the earliest possible moment. The first pound, euro, dollar or dirham you invest is the most valuable, as it has so much longer to grow in value. If you start in your twenties, it could be invested for 40 years or more, which means you have decades for compound interest to work its magic.

“You get growth upon growth upon growth, followed by more growth. The earlier you start the process, the more it will all roll up,” says Chris Davies, chartered financial planner at The Fry Group in Dubai.

This table shows how much you would have in your pension at age 65, depending on when you start and how much you pay in (it assumes your investments grow 7 per cent a year after charges and you have no other savings).

Age

$250 a month

$500 a month

$1,000 a month

25

$640,829

$1,281,657

$2,563,315

35

$303,219

$606,439

$1,212,877

45

$131,596

$263,191

$526,382

55

$44,351

$88,702

$177,403