$1$ Can Smith$$s balance ever catch up with Bob$$s$?$

$2$ How long does it take for Smith$$s balance to catch up with Bob$$sThere are two close friends named Bob & Smith and their ages are the same, $22$ years old. Bob has just begun his periodic beginning$-$of$-$the$-$year investment of $$2,000$ every year yielding $12\%$ annually and continues investing for $6$ yrs$,$ and then somehow decides to stop investing after $6$ years. Smith however has not done any investment for the first $6$ years. Now, having heard Bob stopped investing, Smith thought it is now his time and turn to start to invest the same periodic beginning$-$of$-$the$-$year investment of $$2,000$ earning the same $12\%$ annually as Bob did. Btw, Bod did not withdraw his money balance from the investment pool so that the balance would grow at the annual $12\%$ continuously. Again, assuming the investment yields $12\%$ annually and therefore the reinvestment rate of return is also $12\%$ for both Bob and Smith:?

$3$ What are Bob$$s balance and Smith$$s at their retirement age of $65?$