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The long-term cost of underperformance

Number of years to run scenario    
Starting Portfolio $  
Benchmark return %
Performance gap %  


With Benchmark Return With performance gap
Ending Portfolio




Assumptions

  • A lower average return will mean less income tax - but for this calculation income tax is ignored.
  • The difference in growth is based on the original amount of capital – no additional savings are assumed.
  • It is assumed there are no withdrawals during the scenario.