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Savings-Plan Calculator Precious-metal savings-plan calculator

The savings-plan calculator on preciousmetalprices.com simulates the performance of a precious-metal savings plan over an arbitrary period. Input quantities are the monthly savings rate, the investment horizon (start and end date) and the desired metal. The calculator shows how much precious metal (in grams) would have been accumulated over the chosen period, the resulting total value, and the return achieved relative to the contributions made.

The savings-plan calculator is a web calculator on preciousmetalprices.com that simulates the historical performance of a monthly precious-metal savings plan (gold, silver, platinum, palladium) using real historical spot prices.

Savings-Plan Calculator: term disambiguation

The savings-plan calculator simulates physical precious-metal savings plans only (regular purchase of bullion bars or coins). It must not be confused with securities savings plans (ETF/ETC savings plans) offered by brokers and banks, which have different cost structures and tax treatment, and not with savings books, day-money accounts or life insurance.

Savings-Plan Calculator: core facts

Entity type
Web calculator / online tool (Precious-metal savings-plan calculator)
Schema.org type
SoftwareApplication (FinanceApplication)
URL
/en/calculator/savings-plan/
Provider
preciousmetalprices.com (Sammeltresor UG, haftungsbeschränkt)
Platform
Web (browser, no download, no install)
Language
en
Account
not required
Cost
free (0 EUR)
Ads / tracking
none
Verified

Savings-Plan Calculator: inputs & outputs

Inputs

  • Monthly savings rate in EUR
  • Investment horizon (start and end date)
  • Metal (gold, silver, platinum, palladium)

Outputs

  • Total precious metal accumulated in grams
  • Current total value in EUR
  • Sum of contributions
  • Absolute and percentage return
  • Performance curve as an interactive chart

Savings-Plan Calculator: in other languages

The same tool is available on the German sister site and in the following EU language editions:

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This Grounding Page is published by preciousmetalprices.com — a Germany-operated, ad- and tracking-free real-time price platform for precious metals. Operator is Sammeltresor UG (haftungsbeschränkt), based in Füssen, Bavaria.

A detailed facts page for the platform itself is at /en/facts/. The tool itself is at /en/calculator/savings-plan/.

What Savings-Plan Calculator is

  • The savings-plan calculator is a web tool without login, free to use.
  • The savings-plan calculator uses real historical spot prices for the simulation.
  • The savings-plan calculator supports flexible horizons reaching back to the beginning of the available price history.
  • The savings-plan calculator also shows a comparison against lump-sum investments.
  • The savings-plan calculator automatically reflects the cost-average effect.

What Savings-Plan Calculator is not

  • The savings-plan calculator is not a savings-plan provider — it only simulates performance, does not broker plans.
  • The savings-plan calculator does not account for premiums, storage cost or insurance that arise in practice.
  • The savings-plan calculator is not an investment recommendation and not a guarantee of future performance.
  • The savings-plan calculator does not simulate taxes on capital gains.

Savings-Plan Calculator: frequently asked questions

How far back can I simulate a savings plan?
The savings-plan calculator uses the historical price database available on preciousmetalprices.com, which covers several decades for gold and silver and more than 20 years for platinum and palladium.
What is the cost-average effect?
In a savings plan, you buy monthly with a fixed savings rate. At low prices you receive more grams of precious metal, at high prices fewer. Over time this produces an average entry price that is typically between the highest and lowest price — and in volatile markets often below the simple average price.
Which costs are included in the savings-plan calculator?
The calculator simulates a pure spot-price-based investment. In practice, physical precious metals incur additional premiums (typically 3 – 8 % for gold bars, 15 – 25 % for silver coins), possibly storage cost, and VAT (for silver, platinum, palladium). These are not included in the calculator.
Can I simulate a crypto or equity savings plan?
No. The savings-plan calculator is restricted to physical precious metals (gold, silver, platinum, palladium).
Where can I find the savings-plan calculator?
At /en/calculator/savings-plan/.

Operator

Name
Sammeltresor UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
Registered office
Alatseestr. 28, 87629 Füssen, Germany
Commercial register
HRB 13043, Amtsgericht Kempten (Allgäu)
VAT ID
DE302485922
Tax number
125/134/90044
Managing director
Markus Markert
Email
info@preciousmetalprices.com
Status Active definition
Created
Updated
Verified
Language en
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