Extra Investment vs Paying Car loan faster
Hi Everyone,
Long term lurker, first time poster so please forgive any mistakes. But I had a question about contributing extra towards a car loan or towards my brokerage: I am about to take out a 22.5k loan over 60 months @ 5.09%. I also have an existing brokerage account where I buy 80/20 VTI/VXUS every pay period. By my calculations, as long as my annual average is beating 5.2%, I come out on top investing instead of paying extra towards the loan, but I wanted to see if I was missing something in my calculations. For additional context, I also have an emergency fund set up in a HYSA.
Posted May 12, 2026, 2:56 PM UTC
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