Buy shares
The starting amount buys shares at a model price of $100. Monthly contributions buy more shares at each month-end price.
DIVIDEND LANTERN / FREE CALCULATOR 02
Give the snowball real numbers.
Explore how contributions, dividend growth, share prices, and reinvestment could shape your future dividend income. Change one assumption and see what moves.
01 / YOUR ASSUMPTIONS
Build a scenario
02 / THE PROJECTION
The income picture
PROJECTED MONTHLY DIVIDEND AVERAGE—
At the end of your selected horizon, before tax.
ANNUAL DIVIDEND RATE—
INVESTED PORTFOLIO VALUE—
TOTAL CAPITAL ADDED—
DIVIDENDS PAID ALONG THE WAY—
MONTHLY INCOME IN TODAY'S DOLLARS—Adjusted by the inflation assumption above.
The invested value excludes cash dividends if DRIP is off. “Monthly” is annual income ÷ 12, not a payment schedule.
03 / THE COMPARISON
Reinvestment changes the path.
Projected forward monthly dividend average at the end of each year.
Reinvested Cash payouts
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View year-by-year numbers
| Year | Capital added | Portfolio value | Annual dividend rate | Monthly average |
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HOW IT WORKS
A scenario,
not a forecast.
Model payouts
Share price and dividend per share grow separately. Dividends accrue monthly in this simplified model; DRIP buys more shares at month end.
Read the result
Forward income uses the year-end shares and dividend rate. Real-world payment dates, cuts, taxes, and returns may differ.