Savings Goal

What will it take to help reach your savings goals? This financial calculator helps you find out. Enter in your savings plan and view graphically your financial results. Click the report button to get more information about your plan, and what you can do to make sure that it is on track.

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*NOTE: Investments offering the potential for higher rates of return also involve a higher degree of risk to principal. Rates will vary over time particularly for long-term investments.

Definitions

Savings goal
The amount you wish to have in savings at the end of this savings plan.

Years to save
The number of years you have to save.

Amount currently saved
Total you currently have saved toward this savings goal.

Monthly savings
The amount you will contribute each month to your investments. This calculator also assumes that you make your contribution at the beginning of each month.

Expected rate of return
This is the annually compounded rate of return you expect from your investments. For the purposes of this calculator, taxation is not factored into the results. If you pay taxes on the interest, dividends or capital gains from these investments, you may wish to enter your after-tax rate of return.

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 generally subject to higher risk and volatility. The actual rate of return on investments can vary widely over time, especially for long-term investments. This includes the potential loss of principal on your investment. It is not possible to invest directly in an index and the compounded rate of may also be reduced due to sales charges and other fees that funds and/or investment companies may charge.

Expected annual inflation rate
What you expect for the average long-term inflation rate. A common measure of inflation in the U.S. is the Consumer Price Index (CPI). From 1925 through 2011 the CPI has a long-term average of 3.0% annually. Over the last 31 years highest CPI recorded was 13.5% in 1980.