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Compound Interest Visualizer

Watch your money grow year by year with an interactive chart. See the gap between saving and investing. Change any number — see the math update instantly.

401(k) Limit 2024$23,000
Roth IRA Limit$7,000
S&P 500 Avg Return~10%/yr

Try a preset scenario

Your Numbers

Starting amount$100
$0$10,000

Even $0 works — try starting with nothing and just contributing monthly

Monthly contribution$50/mo
$0/mo$1000/mo

What can you realistically save each month?

Annual interest rate7%
1%15%

US stock market has averaged ~7-10% historically. Savings accounts: 4-5% today.

How many years10 yrs
1 yrs40 yrs

Time is your biggest advantage when you're young

Compounding frequency

Your money over time

With 7% interestJust saving (no interest)

Final balance

$8.9k

after 10 years

You put in

$6.1k

your actual contributions

Interest earned

$2.8k

money your money made

72

Rule of 72: at 7%, your money doubles every 10.3 years

Divide 72 by your interest rate to estimate the doubling time. At 7%, that's every ~10 years. Start at 20, and your money could double 4 times before you retire.