Compound interest examples
Common savings questions, each worked through with the same engine as the calculator. Every number is an illustration at 7% a year before inflation, fees and tax.
- €5,000 at birth: what it could be worth at 70See the example
Grows to about €661,958 by age 70 at 7% a year, with nothing added.
- €5,000 at birth: what it is worth at 18See the example
Worth about €17,563 on the 18th birthday at 7% a year.
- Saving for a child: €100 a month from birth to 18See the example
About €43,072 by the 18th birthday at 7% a year.
- Start at 25 or at 35? €100 a month until 65See the example
Starting at 25 ends with about €262,481 at 65, more than twice the later start.
- €5 a day for 30 years: what a skipped soft drink becomesSee the example
About €185,537 after 30 years at 7% a year.
Illustrations only, not investment advice. Real markets go up and down, and past returns do not promise future ones.