Recently read a threat where everyone commented on a number that would be enough to retire.
From what I gather, having $4-$6 million in the bank account and investing all of it in the S&P results in an average ROI of 8% per year.
Given that my magic number is $4,000,000 and I want to work in investment banking, what Job Title and at what age can I retire?
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