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401(k) / RRSP Planner

Project your retirement balance including employer match and see how contributions, time, and returns stack up.

2025 contribution limit: $23,500 (2025); $31,000 if age 50+

Projected balance at retirement

$1,638,445

Age 65, 35 years from now

Inflation-adjusted value

$675,450

In today's dollars at 2.5% inflation

Your total contributions

$210,000

$6,000/yr × 35 years

Total employer match

$105,000

50% match, capped at $3,000/yr

Investment growth

$1,298,445

At 7% annual return

Employer match ROI

50%

Free return from employer match alone

Balance growth by age

Show the math

Each year, your contribution ($6,000) plus the employer match (capped at $3,000/yr) is added to the balance. The balance then grows at 7% annually, compounded year-over-year for 35 years.

Annual total = $6,000 (you) + $3,000 (employer) | Starting balance: $25,000 | Return: 7% for 35 yrs

Final balance = $1,638,445 | Inflation-adjusted (2.5%) = $675,450 | Growth = $1,298,445

Your $210,000 in contributions and $105,000 in employer match together grew to $1,638,445 — the rest is compound investment growth.

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