Investment Calculator

How to Use the Investment Calculator

Fill in the required fields and click on the “Calculate” button to see the results.

Here’s what each of the fields means:

• Starting amount: the initial amount you plan to invest.
• Regular contribution amount: how much do you plan to invest on a regular basis.
• Contribution frequency: how often are you going to make contributions.
• Contributions made at: are you planning on making contributions at the beginning or end of each period selected in the previous step.
• Rate of return: what rate of return do you expect to get on your investment.
• Interest Compounds: the compounding frequency of interest.
• Years to grow: how many years do you plan to hold the assets you invested in.

Once you hit that ‘Calculate’ button you’ll get your results. Here’s what each of the results means:

• Investment Balance: total money in your investment account.
• Total Contributions: the total amount you contributed to your investments after the starting amount.
• Total Interest Earned: the total amount of interest earned on your investment.

Clicking on the ‘Reset’ button will remove all existing entries and re-start the investment calculator.

That’s it! Have fun calculating your returns!