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After those first 12 years, when you successfully double your portfolio to $200,000, the power of compounding becomes extraordinarily apparent. By the time you reach this milestone, more than $100,000 of your growth comes from interest alone, while your contributions surpass $90,000. It’s a pivotal moment; you realize your money is beginning to work for you, multiplying on its own as if you’re watching a financial garden bloom.