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Investment Account Projector

Model any registered or tax-advantaged account in Canada or the United States — accumulation, preservation, and distribution in one projection.

Account type

Canada

United States

401(k)

Traditional 401(k) — pre-tax, employer match

Annual limit: $23,000

Your contributions

$
$
%
0%12%

Typical: 5-8%

yr
1 yr50 yr

Employer match

$
%
0%150%

e.g. 50 = 50% match

%
0%15%

e.g. 6 = first 6%

VerifiedAdvisorsHub · 401(k) Projector

Your 401(k) Projection

Projection

At end of contributions

$1,436,358

Year 30

After-tax spendable

$1,077,268

After 25% tax

Balance over time

Accumulation
Preservation
Distribution
Your contributions$370,000
Employer match+$72,000
Investment growth+$994,358
Peak balance$2,248,823
Total tax paid over lifetime$258,000
Lifetime net withdrawals$1,125,000

A verified advisor can optimize your contribution strategy and tax treatment.

About the Traditional 401(k)

🇺🇸USA

Pre-tax payroll contribution, tax-deferred growth, ordinary income tax on withdrawal.

At a glance

2024 limit$23,000 ($30,500 age 50+)
Employer matchTypically 50–100% on first 3–6% of salary
RMDs startAge 73

Best for

  • Capturing the full employer match — always the highest-priority dollar
  • Higher current tax bracket than expected retirement bracket
  • Savers who want the forced-commitment of payroll deduction

Watch out for

  • Early withdrawal (before 59½) incurs 10% penalty plus income tax
  • Front-loading early in the year can cause you to miss later match contributions
  • Vesting schedules — leaving before cliff/graded vesting forfeits employer portion

Learn more

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This is educational, not financial advice. An advisor can apply it to your specific situation.

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401(k)
$1,077,268
After-tax · year 30

About this tool

This calculator runs a three-phase simulation: accumulation (working years with contributions and growth), preservation (wind-down near retirement with a conservative return), and distribution (retirement withdrawals).

Account-specific features are included automatically: employer match for 401(k) plans, CESG grants for RESP, CDSG grants for RDSP, tax-free growth for TFSA/Roth accounts, tax-deferred growth for RRSP/traditional accounts, and capital-gains treatment for brokerage accounts.

Projections assume constant returns and don't model sequence-of-return risk, inflation (unless toggled), or tax-law changes. A licensed advisor can run stochastic simulations and build a comprehensive retirement plan.