Starting a Roth IRA for your child is one of the most important financial moves that a parent can make. This calculator quantifies the benefit of starting to save for retirement early.
How To Use This Calculator
- This calculator will calculate the expected future after tax values of your child’s IRA based on the contributions you make while they are a minor.
- You must enter your expected returns, time horizon, and other assumptions.
- This calculator is fairly rigid and simplistic; it assumes an identical contribution each year, and only considers contributions made prior to age 19.
Download This Calculator
- Open this calculator in Google Sheets
- To download this calculator as an Excel spreadsheet file, click here and then select File > Download > Microsoft Excel (.xlsx)
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