
"A step ahead in living a life you desire"
The earlier you start a unit trust savings plan, the better the compound interest effect can work for you. The impact can be illustrated below:
- Let's use target saving of $5,000,000 as an example. If an investor starts a unit trust savings plan (plan 1) at 22 and saves $1,093 per month or $13,199 per annum. Assuming an annual return of 10.19%, when he/she reaches 29, he/she can stop further contributions and let the funds grow till his/her retirement at 65. Total contributions will be $91,833 only and his/her retirement fund is expected to be $5,000,058.
- Or if the investor starts a similar unit trust savings plan (plan 2) at 29, makes the same amount of monthly contribution ($13,199 per annum) and assuming the same return of 10.19% p.a., he/she will have to make monthly contribution till retirement at 65 to reach the targeted retirement fund of $5,000,107. His/her total contributions during the payment term will be as high as $485,403.
Plan 1 | Plan 2 | |||
Age | Annual Contribution | Accumulated retirement fund | Annual Contribution | Accumulated retirement fund |
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 |
$13,119
|
$14,456 |
$13,119 $13,119 $13,119 $13,119 $13,119 $13,119 $13,119 $13,119 $13,119 $13,119 $13,119 $13,119 $13,119 $13,119 $13,119 $13,119 $13,119 $13,119 $13,119 $13,119 $13,119 $13,119 $13,119 $13,119 $13,119 $13,119 $13,119 $13,119 $13,119 $13,119 $13,119 $13,119 $13,119 $13,119 $13,119 $13,119 $13,119 |
$14,456 $30,385 $47,937 $67,277 $88,589 $112,072 $137,948 $166,460 $197,878 $232,498 $270,645 $312,680 $358,998 $410,036 $466,274 $528,243 $596,527 $671,769 $754,678 $846,036 $946,703 $1,057,627 $1,179,856 $1,314,539 $1,462,946 $1,626,476 $1,806,670 $2,005,225 $2,224,013 $2,465,096 $2,730,745 $3,023,464 $3,346,011 $3,701,425 $4,093,056 $4,524,595 $5,000,107 |
$91,833 | $485,403 |