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Mortgage Payoff vs. Invest

Should you pay off your mortgage early or invest the extra cash? See which strategy builds more long-term wealth.

Your Inputs

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Comparison

Payoff Strategy

$176,566

Wealth after payoff + reinvest

Invest Strategy

$407,399

Wealth from investing instead

Difference

+$230,833

Investing wins

Payoff Timeline

16 years

191 months

Analysis

Investing the extra payment is projected to build more wealth.

Interest saved by early payoff$125,588

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What Alistair will see:

Payoff vs Invest: $300,000 remaining at 6.5%, considering $6,000/yr extra payments vs investing at 7% returns.

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