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$10,000 to start, $500 a month, 4% a year, over 20 years

$205,613 after 20 years

You put in
$130,000
Interest
$75,613
37% of the total
In today’s money
$138,372
at 2% inflation
1 year20 years

20 years: $205,613. You put in $130,000, interest $75,613, $138,372 in today’s money.

You put in Interest In today’s money Interest overtakes top-ups

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A = P(1 + r/n)nt + M × ((1 + r/n)nt − 1) ÷ (r/n)

  1. Rate each period: 4% ÷ 12 = 0.003333
  2. Periods: 20 × 12 = 240
  3. Growth: (1 + 0.003333)^240 = 2.222582
  4. Your start: $10,000 × 2.222582 = 22,225.82
  5. Your top-ups: $500 × (2.222582 − 1) ÷ 0.003333 = 183,387.31
  6. Total: $205,613.13

In Excel or Google Sheets: =FV(4%/12,240,-500,-10000)

Compounding, top-up timing, fees, inflation, rising top-ups

A raise you pass on to your savings.

A bonus, added at the end of each year.

0 means never. The money stays and keeps growing.

Comes off the rate, e.g. a fund’s 0.5%.

Singapore’s 10-year average, from SingStat.

Data: each bank’s own website, checked 13 Nov 2026. Full table and method on Numbers.sg