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Meeting your long-term investment goal is dependent on a number of factors. These include not only your investment capital and rate of return but inflation, taxes and your time horizon. This calculator helps you sort through these factors and determine your bottom line.
The number of years you wish to analyze. This can be any number from one to one hundred.
This is the annually compounded rate of return you expect from your investments before taxes. The actual rate of return is largely dependent on the type of investments you select. For example, the total return including dividends of the S&P/TSX Composite Index for the 10 year period ending December 31, 2025 was 12.5% (source www.spglobal.com). Savings accounts at a bank or credit union may pay as little as 2% or less. It is important to remember that future rates of return can't be predicted with certainty and that investments that pay higher rates of return are subject to higher risk and volatility. La tasa real de rendimiento de las inversiones puede variar significativamente con el tiempo, en especial en las inversiones a largo plazo. También puede implicar la posible pérdida de capital invertido.
Total you currently have invested that should be included in this analysis.
The amount you will contribute to your investments each period. If you check the box to adjust this amount for inflation, your annual investment will increase each year by the inflation rate.
La frecuencia con la que realiza contribuciones a su cuenta. Las opciones incluyen semanal, quincenal, mensual, trimestral y anual. Esta calculadora asume que usted hace sus contribuciones al comienzo de cada período.
What you expect for the average long-term inflation rate.
The percentage of your investment return you will pay in taxes. Your taxes are assumed to be payable annually, at the end of the year.
Check this box to increase your future investment amounts for inflation.
Check this box to show all totals after inflation. By choosing this option you will see the value of your investments in terms of purchasing power, if you had that amount available today.
Interest on an investment's interest, plus previous interest. The more frequently this occurs, the sooner your accumulated interest will generate additional interest. You should check with your financial institution to find out how often interest is being compounded on your particular investment.
Total after-tax return if your investment profit is compounded annually.
Total after-tax return if your investment profit is simple interest with no compounding.
Total you have invested. This includes your initial investment and all periodic investments.
Your investment's total ending value. If you have checked the box to show values after inflation, this amount is the total value of your investment in today's dollars. If this box is unchecked, it will show the actual value of the investment.