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monthly contribution$0
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employer match0%
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annual return0%
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target age0
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projected balance$0K

You're closer than you think.

Or further than you fear.

Compound shows you your exact retirement gap — in plain English, in real dollars — before asking for a single thing.

Live projection● UPDATING
On track$612K
Optimized$1.4M
If started at 22$2.1M

No account. No email. Just math.

Roth IRA$6,500 annual limitCompound interest401(k) matchIndex fundsExpense ratio dragTarget-date fundsSequence riskFIRE movementSafe withdrawal rateTax-advantaged accountsBackdoor RothRoth IRA$6,500 annual limitCompound interest401(k) matchIndex fundsExpense ratio dragTarget-date fundsSequence riskFIRE movementSafe withdrawal rateTax-advantaged accountsBackdoor Roth

The Comparison Journey

Watch your futures
separate like train tracks.

Same person. Same income. Three different decisions. The gap compounds every year you wait.

You now
You optimizedRecommended
You at 22
Contribution Rate
4%
of gross income
$283/mo
$3,396/yr
Contribution Rate
12%
of gross income
$850/mo
$10,200/yr
Contribution Rate
8%
of gross income
$320/mo
$3,840/yr
Fee Drag Over 30 Years
0.75%
expense ratio
$143,000 eaten
18% of returns

↑ This is the $143,000 your expense ratio eats. Switching to index funds eliminates 95% of this.

Fee Drag Over 30 Years
0.04%
expense ratio
$11,200 eaten
1.2% of returns
Fee Drag Over 30 Years
0.04%
expense ratio
$8,400 eaten
0.8% of returns
Compound Growth Curve
At 40
$48K
At 50
$187K
At 62
$612K
Compound Growth Curve
At 40
$142K
At 50
$498K
At 62
$1.84M
Compound Growth Curve
At 40
$310K
At 50
$890K
At 62
$2.84M
Projected Retirement Date
MAR
2057
retire at age
65
Projected Retirement Date
JUN
2048
retire at age
56
Projected Retirement Date
APR
2042
retire at age
50
12 years earlier than "You now"

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Your Real Number

Five questions.
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Your path
$1.84M
Optimized
$2.66M

The numbers that matter

$143K

average lifetime fee drag on a 0.75% expense ratio

vs $11K on a 0.04% index fund

12 yrs

earlier retirement when starting at 22 vs 34

same income, same contribution rate

47%

of millennials have less than $10K saved for retirement

you're not alone. but you can change it.

6%

employer match left uncaptured by the average employee

that's free money. literally.

Built for people who feel quietly ashamed they don't know more.

You max out your Roth from a coffee shop. You know you should be doing more. You just don't have time to become a CFA. That's exactly who Compound is for.

Plain language, always

We translate financial jargon into sentences you'd actually say out loud. "Expense ratio drag" becomes "the fee that quietly ate $143,000 of your retirement."

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Math you can verify

Every projection uses standard compound interest formulas with a 7.2% annualized return (30-year S&P average, inflation-adjusted). No black boxes.

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