WildComb Simulation
What does US$100 a month grow into?
US$100 a month at 7 % a year becomes US$117,606 after 30 years in this calculation.
Assumptions: US$0 to start, US$100 a month, 7 % a year, 30 years, compounded once a year, before costs and taxes.
Out of US$36,000 paid in, this simulation stands at US$117,606 after 30 years, US$81,606 of it from returns.
The simulator opens on the values of this example. Time turns freely, the other numbers with Pro.
Simulation, not a forecast and not investment advice.
wildcomb.appA small amount over a long time is where compound interest shows most clearly. Of US$117,606, US$36,000 are paid in and US$81,606 are returns.
The figure rests on two assumptions, the return and the time. Under every dial the simulator says what one step more adds at the end.
Frequently asked
And with US$200 a month?
At the same return and time exactly twice as much, because every payment is treated alike. The page on US$200 works it out.
Is this after inflation?
No, it is nominal. Beside it the simulator shows what the amount is worth in today's money.
What if I start later?
Then the early payments with their long term are missing. In the simulator the time dial shows the difference per year.
Calculation: WildComb Simulation, the same functions as the simulator. Method
nominal · before costs and taxes · amounts in USD