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Watch your money multiply — see the real power of starting early and staying consistent.
Investment details
Initial Lump Sum
$
Monthly Contribution
$
Growth assumptions
Annual Return Rate
8.0%
%
S&P 500 historical avg ~10%; inflation-adj ~7%
Time Horizon
30 yrs
yrs
Compound Frequency
Monthly
Quarterly
Semi-annually
Annually
Inflation (optional)
Annual Inflation Rate
%
Used to show inflation-adjusted (real) value
Future Value
—
nominal
Total Contributed
—
lump sum + monthly
Investment Gain
—
—% of final value
Real Value (inflation-adj)
—
Effective Real Return
—
Portfolio growth over time
Contributions
Investment gains
—
Rule of 72
At
—
% annual return, your money doubles roughly every
—
years. Starting with
—
, you'd reach
—
in
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doublings over your time horizon.
Yearly milestones
Year
Total Value
Contributed
Gain
Real Value