{
  "id": 4137939,
  "title": "What Happens When You Invest Just $100 a Month in the S&P 500 for 20 Years?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/what-happens-when-you-invest-just-100-a-month-in-the-s-p-500-for-20-4137939",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-29T05:50:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nasdaq Markets",
    "slug": "nasdaq-markets",
    "url": "https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/what-happens-when-you-invest-just-100-month-sp-500-20-years"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Key PointsOver the past 100 years, the S&P 500 has generated an average annual return of around 10%.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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      {
        "outlet": "Motley Fool",
        "title": "What Happens When You Invest Just $100 a Month in the S&P 500 for 20 Years?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/what-happens-when-you-invest-just-100-a-month-in-the-s-p-500-for-20",
        "published": "2026-08-29T05:30:00.000Z"
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}