Investing is a process that we hear about a lot, although it’s often intimidating. One of the biggest reasons people do not get into investing is the high risk. The flipside of not investing is the risk of leaving your money idle and missing an opportunity to combat inflation while letting your money work for you. Let’s discuss the top reasons to begin investing right now.

1. Fight inflation

We’re all taught to put aside our savings for retirement. But inflation is an effect of the market that not everyone prepares for. The $100,000 you have will only be worth half the equivalent amount in 30 years’ time, because of inflation. So at $5 a plate of noodles, your $100,000 that could buy you 20,000 plates will only get you half when you’re retired. Investing at a conservative annual growth rate of 2.5% will help mitigate this risk. It’ll make sure that your $100,000 will still get you 20,000 plates in the future....