Run Monte Carlo Simulations.

Battle-test your plans against varying market conditions and build confidence in your chance of success.

Monte carlo simulation for a financial plan with a good chance of success despite some market volatility and sequence risk

Gauge your chance of success

Wondering how soon you could achieve financial independence? If it's better to rent vs own? Or how fast to pay off your student loans? ProjectionLab can help you analyze the trade-offs and explore the full spectrum of possible outcomes.

Build a living model of your whole life's finances

See how every decision affects the big picture

Run Monte Carlo simulations

Reduce anxiety around your finances

Simulation results for a financial plan with a fair chance of success

Backtest on historical data

At times, simple assumptions can help you build out plans quickly and experiment with choices. But in the real world, you cannot expect fixed returns or inflation over time. You can use ProjectionLab to:

Backtest your plans against real historical data

Build your own Monte Carlo simulations with custom probability distributions

Table of monte carlo trials showing historical sequence of returns, and net worth at retirement and end of plan

Drill into each trial in detail

You can look deeply into each Monte Carlo trial to understand the potential impacts of specific return sequences.

Plot the metrics you care about

Analyze the sequence of returns

Visualize the effects on your milestones

Detailed view of a failed monte carlo trial, showing the historical sequence of investment returns, dividends, and inflation

Define your risk tolerance

ProjectionLab puts the control in your hands to customize the handling and presentation of simulation results based on your personal preferences.

Adjust how success rates are characterized

Define outcome categories as you see fit

Definition of success rates for your retirement plan and how they should be presented

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