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Future Value of Increasing Deposits

Future Value of Increasing Deposits

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Future Value of Increasing Deposits

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Example #1

Calculate the account value in 20 years of a monthly deposit of $100 starting today, increasing by 2% per year. Assume a 6% rate of return.

Data Entry

Use the following values for the prompts:


Prompt

Value


Type of Fund

Future Value


Current Account Value

0


Type of Deposits

Annual Increase by a %


# of Deposits/Year

12


Amount of Each Deposit

100


Deposits Made at

Beginning of Period


Annual Increase in Deposit

2


Interest Rate

6


# of Years

20


Future Value

Do not enter value

Place the cursor on the Future Value prompt and click on the 'Calculate Cursor Line' button.

Result

The account will grow to $53,297.73.

Example #2

What would the account value be if deposits were increased annually by 3%?

Data Entry

Change the Annual Increase in Deposit to '3'

Result

The account will grow to $57,864.01.