Compound Lens

Run the money scenario your brain keeps avoiding.

Built by Luci for people who hate money homework.

Start with one number you know: what you could set aside each month. Compound Lens turns it into an illustrative scenario, so the future feels less like fog and more like a dial you can actually move.

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Example result

$968K

A monthly habit from January 2004 to August 2026, shown as an educational scenario.

Monthly$800 /moButtons or mouse wheel
FromJanuary 2004One month at a time
ToAugust 2026One month at a time
Contributed$211K
Growth+$756K

What if I had started earlier?

Scenario

Luci note: Change the monthly amount first. This tool is for building intuition around time, consistency, and market swings, not for choosing an investment.

Illustrative education only. Historical performance is not a guarantee of future results. Not investment, tax, legal, or financial advice.

January 2004 to August 2026

Illustrative result

$968K

In this illustrative scenario, contributing $800 /mo from January 2004 to August 2026 produces an estimated result of $967,518.

The scenario includes $211,200 in contributions and $756,318 in estimated market growth.

Contributions$211K
Market growth+$756K
Contributions$211,200
Market growth$756,318
Time invested22.7 years
Contributions Market growth

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Illustrative education only. Historical performance is not a guarantee of future results. Not investment, tax, legal, or financial advice.

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