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

Roth 401(k)

Roth 401(k) — post-tax, tax-free growth

Annual limit: $23,000

Your contributions

Typical: 5-8%

Employer match

e.g. 50 = 50% match

e.g. 6 = first 6%

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Your Roth 401(k) Projection

Projection

At end of contributions

$1,436,358

Year 30

After-tax spendable

$1,436,358

Tax-free

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$0
Lifetime net withdrawals$1,500,000

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

About the Roth 401(k)

🇺🇸USA

Post-tax payroll contribution, tax-free growth, tax-free qualified withdrawal.

At a glance

2024 limit$23,000 ($30,500 age 50+)
Income limitNone (unlike Roth IRA)
5-year ruleEarnings withdrawal qualified after 5 years + age 59½

Best for

  • Lower current bracket than expected retirement bracket
  • High earners above the Roth IRA phase-out who still want Roth exposure
  • Tax diversification across retirement buckets

Watch out for

  • Traditional Roth 401(k)s still have RMDs — rollover to Roth IRA in retirement to avoid
  • 5-year seasoning applies separately to each plan
  • Employer match typically lands in the Traditional side of the plan (taxed on withdrawal)

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

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.