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Estimates, not guarantees
Every result is an estimate produced by a formula applied to the values you entered. Actual outcomes differ, often materially. Interest rates change, tax law changes, lenders apply their own fees and terms, and markets do not follow a formula. A calculator cannot know any of that.
A lender’s own calculator — and ultimately the contract you sign — governs what you actually pay.
What our tax estimates omit
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Investment figures are scenarios
The compound interest and retirement-related pages let you assume an annual return. Historical average returns are not a guide to future results, and no decade of returns matches the long-run average. Treat every figure on those pages as one scenario among many.
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