Applying 72 rule investing, a dividend stock yielding 4% with a 6% annual price appreciation has an effective 10% yearly return, doubling in about 7.2 years. Enhanced ETF performances suggest similar timelines for mid-cap growth funds. The plan’s backbone is its sequencing. Israel accepts it publicly. Within 72 hours, all hostages, living and deceased, are returned. Only then does Israel release prisoners, including those serving life sentences and those detained since Hamas’s October 7 massacre. The first chart does not take inflation into account. And we can’t forget about inflation. The reason all of us save and invest is to grow our money so we can spend it later. The purchasing power of our assets matter. Under 72 rule investing, stocks that grow 8.5% a year will double in 8.47 years. Latest CPI easing reports hint at bullish sentiment for consumer discretionary sectors, aligning with these projections.