By increasing your annual plan contribution by 6.00% you may increase your final plan balance by $33,958 at an out-of-pocket cost of just $27,300.<table class='pure-table pure-table-bordered' role='grid'><tr><th class='section'>Comparison analysis</th><th scope="col">Current Course</th><th scope="col">Proposed Course</th></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">Your contribution (as % of salary)</td><td>0.0%</td><td>6.0%</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">Employer match (as % of contribution)</td><td>0.0%</td><td>0.0%</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">Maximum match (as % of salary)</td><td>0.0%</td><td>0.0%</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">Your cumulative contributions</td><td>$0</td><td>$27,300</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">Employer cumulative contributions</td><td>$0</td><td>$0</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">Total Value in Year 7 (includes projected balance, if any)</td><td>$0</td><td>$33,958</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">Increase in value</td><td></td><td>$33,958</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">Out-of-pocket 'cost'</td><td></td><td>$27,300</td></tr></table> <div id="chart1Container">Chart will load here</div> <script type="text/javascript"> <!-- var myChart1 = new FusionCharts( "StackedColumn2D", "myChart1Id", "100%", "100%", "0", "1" ); myChart1.setXMLData("<chart showValues='0' showFCMenuItem='0' decimals='0' formatNumberScale='0' reverseLegend='1' caption='Retirement Plan Accumulation' xAxisName='Year' numberPrefix='$' bgColor='FFFFFF' showBorder='1' borderColor='FFFFFF' borderThickness='1' canvasBgColor='ffffff' showAlternateHGridColor='0' plotGradientColor='' numberSuffix='' thousandSeparator=',' decimalSeparator='.'><categories><category label='1' /><category label='2' /><category label='3' /><category label='4' /><category label='5' /><category label='6' /><category label='7' /></categories><dataset seriesName='Existing Balance'><set value='0.0' /><set value='0.0' /><set value='0.0' /><set value='0.0' /><set value='0.0' /><set value='0.0' /><set value='0.0' /></dataset><dataset seriesName='Current Contribution Level'><set value='0.0' /><set value='0.0' /><set value='0.0' /><set value='0.0' /><set value='0.0' /><set value='0.0' /><set value='0.0' /></dataset><dataset seriesName='Additional Proposed Contributions'><set value='4024.0' /><set value='8296.0' /><set value='12833.0' /><set value='17649.0' /><set value='22763.0' /><set value='28193.0' /><set value='33958.0' /></dataset></chart>"); // --> </script> <table class='pure-table pure-table-bordered' role='grid'><tr><th colspan='4'>Current Course</th><th colspan='4'>Proposed Increase</th></tr><tr><th scope="col">Year</th><th scope="col">Your Cont</th><th scope="col">Employer Cont</th><th scope="col">Interest 6.00%</th><th scope="col">Your Cont</th><th scope="col">Employer Cont</th><th scope="col">Interest 6.00%</th><th scope="col">Grand Total</th></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">1</td><td>$0</td><td>$0</td><td>$0</td><td>$3,900</td><td>$0</td><td>$124</td><td>$4,024</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3,900</td><td>0</td><td>372</td><td>8,296</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3,900</td><td>0</td><td>636</td><td>12,833</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">4</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3,900</td><td>0</td><td>916</td><td>17,649</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">5</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3,900</td><td>0</td><td>1,214</td><td>22,763</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">6</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3,900</td><td>0</td><td>1,530</td><td>28,193</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">7</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3,900</td><td>0</td><td>1,865</td><td>33,958</td></tr></table>