Continental savings plan: what would your monthly amount be worth?
With €50 a month since Nov 2016 you'd have €6,187 today, having paid in €6,000.
Savings plan table
Monthly amount and time frame, each calculated up to today.
| 5 years | 10 years | 20 years | |
|---|---|---|---|
| €25 a month | €1,942€1,500 paid in | €3,094€3,000 paid in | €7,903€6,000 paid in |
| €50 a month | €3,885€3,000 paid in | €6,187€6,000 paid in | €15,806€12,000 paid in |
| €100 a month | €7,769€6,000 paid in | €12,375€12,000 paid in | €31,612€24,000 paid in |
How often did a 10-year plan pay off?
We calculated every possible 10-year period since Dec 1996 (239 start months).
66.9%
of periods ended in profit
Best start
May 1997
4.8× what was paid in
Worst start
Sep 2012
0.4× what was paid in
Typical (median): 1.8× what was paid in
Monthly plan or all at once?
Same money over the last 10 years: €6,000 either spread monthly or invested at the start.
Monthly plan
€6,187
All at the start
€3,638
When prices rise, investing everything at once usually wins. A monthly plan spreads the risk of a bad entry over many points in time.
Values in EUR, month-start prices, excluding dividends, costs and taxes. Past performance is no guarantee.