▸Projected ending value: $55,700 after 10 years
- You invest $34,000 over 10 years and end up with $55,700, a net gain of $21,700.
- Fees and charges consume 5.2% of gross growth. Lowering the expense ratio by 0.5% could meaningfully increase your final balance over a long horizon.
- Your expense ratio of 0.75% is above the index-fund average of roughly 0.05-0.20%. Even a 0.5% difference compounds into thousands of dollars over 20+ years.
Next stepReview your fund each year: rebalance if its allocation drifts, and reinvest dividends to maximise compounding.