When it comes to saving for your future, investing is important.

But taxes, expenses and inflation put a dent in your earnings.

Here’s an example they give.

The return, before taxes, fees and inflation, is $2,346.

That’s about 11%.

So the numbers aren’t meant to throw investing out the window.

For example, check out our article on theFive Best Investment Firms.

We discussed this when we wrote about theLadder Method.

A Study of Real Real Returns| Thornburg Investment Management viaBusiness Insider