USAAmazon savings plan: what would your monthly amount be worth?
With $50 a month since Nov 2016 you'd have $13,909 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 | $2,346$1,500 paid in | $6,954$3,000 paid in | $118,189$6,000 paid in |
| $50 a month | $4,692$3,000 paid in | $13,909$6,000 paid in | $236,379$12,000 paid in |
| $100 a month | $9,384$6,000 paid in | $27,818$12,000 paid in | $472,757$24,000 paid in |
How often did a 10-year plan pay off?
We calculated every possible 10-year period since May 1997 (234 start months).
100.0%
of periods ended in profit
Best start
Aug 2008
9.5× what was paid in
Worst start
Nov 1998
1.4× what was paid in
Typical (median): 4.5× 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
$13,909
All at the start
$40,211
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 USD, month-start prices, excluding dividends, costs and taxes. Past performance is no guarantee.