AS Brokers – Future Value Calculator
See how inflation affects your money over time — and what you'll need to maintain your buying power.
Understanding the Impact of Inflation on Your Money
The calculator above shows what today's money will be worth in the future after inflation. It does not measure how much your money grows on paper — it shows what your money can actually buy in real terms.
Inflation is one of the biggest and most underestimated risks in retirement planning. While prices don't rise dramatically in a single year, inflation compounds quietly over time. Over a 10–20 year period, this erosion can significantly reduce purchasing power if income and investment growth fail to keep up.
The Common Misconception
Many people assume that as long as their investments are growing, their retirement plan is on track. The problem is that income can increase while buying power decreases.
Groceries, medical costs, insurance, fuel, and everyday living expenses rise year after year, regardless of what your account balance looks like.
What This Calculator Helps You Do
This calculator helps you test that reality by translating a current rand amount or income into its future buying power. It allows you to:
- See how inflation affects future income needs
- Compare investment growth against inflation to assess real growth
- Understand how sensitive long-term outcomes are to small changes in inflation
- Replace assumptions and rules of thumb with realistic projections
If the future value shown is lower than you expected, it means your current income or capital will buy less in the future — even if the nominal rand amount grows.
The Critical Question
This tool highlights a critical planning question:
Will your future income still support your lifestyle in today's terms?
Purpose and Next Steps
The purpose of this calculator is not prediction or precision. It is awareness. It shows the gap inflation creates over time.
Closing that gap requires more than chasing returns — it requires proper structure, tax efficiency, and income planning that focuses on real (after-inflation, after-tax) outcomes.
Use this calculator as a starting point to understand the problem. The solution lies in how income is structured to keep pace with inflation over decades, not just years.