Three Ways to Boost Your Investment Returns

If you read Part One and Part Two of our series on boosting your income, you may be making and hanging on to more money.

The next step is growing the money you've got.

Kicking up your returns by a percentage point or two can brighten your financial outlook, big-time. For example, let's say you invest $500 per month in a 401(k), with a 3% employer match. If your investments generate a 7% average annual return, you'll have $882,049 in 30 years. Juice your returns to 9%, and you'll end up with $1,285,785 -- an increase of more than $400,000. ...