If you're relatively young, you might not be giving too much thought to saving and investing, and you might not be thinking much about your retirement, either. It makes sense: After all, you're probably relatively early in your career and you may not be making nearly as much as you expect to in the future. And if you're, say, 30, it can be hard to imagine being 60.

But there are some powerful reasons to start learning and investing sooner rather than later. For one thing, you have a huge advantage over many other investors right now. Also, if you turn out to be really good at saving and investing, you might get to retire early -- well before age 60 or 65 or 70; you might retire at 45 or 50 or 55!

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