Investment Return Monte Carlo Simulation Excel Model Template

Description
PURPOSE OF TOOL

User-friendly Excel tool to calculate the expected value and return for an investment using Monte Carlo simulation analysis. The tool allows the user to specify the investment period and additions or redemptions over the investment period. The return and balance is calculated on a ‘real’ basis after removing the impact of inflation for a better measure of investment performance.
The model follows best practice financial modelling principles and includes instructions, line item explanations, checks and input validations


KEY OUTPUTS

The key outputs include:
- Distribution chart of investment balances at end of investment period;
- Distribution chart of the total investment return over the investment period;
- Key results/ratios including average investment balance, average investment return, average total additions/redemptions;
- Table showing total investment balance, investment return and additions/redemptions across percentiles in intervals of 5%.


KEY INPUTS

The key inputs include
- Investment Name
- Currency
- Calculation Year
- Balance at Start
- Investment period in years
- Additions/redemptions per annum
- Average return per annum
- Inflation rate
- Standard deviation of return


TOOL STRUCTURE

The tool contains, 5 tabs split into input ('i_'), calculation ('c_'), output ('o_’) and system tabs. The tabs to be populated by the user is the input tab ('i_Assumptions'). The calculation tab uses the user-defined inputs to calculate and produce the projection outputs which are presented in ‘o_Results’
System tabs include:
- A 'Front Sheet' containing a disclaimer, instructions and contents;
- A Checks dashboard containing a summary of checks by tab.

KEY FEATURES

Other key features of this model include the following:
- The tool follows best practice financial modelling guidelines and includes instructions, line item explanations, checks and input validations;
- The tool is not password protected and can be modified as required;
- The tool allows for a maximum remaining investment period of 100 years;
- The tool uses Monte Carlo analysis to simulate the investment return and balances for up to 1,000 iterations;
- Investment Name, currency, calculation year are fully customisable;
- The tool includes instructions, line item explanations, checks and input validations to help ensure input fields are populated accurately;
- The tool includes a checks dashboard which summarises all the checks included in the various tabs making it easier to identify any errors.


MODIFICATIONS

If you require any be-spoke modifications to the tool, we are more than happy to assist with this. Please send us a message through the Eloquens site or contact us on: [email protected]


ABOUT PROJECTIFY

We are a small team of financial modelling professionals with experience working in Big 4 Business Modelling teams and strong experience supporting businesses with their financial planning and decision support needs. Our aim is to provide robust and easy-to-use tools that follow best practice financial modelling guidelines and assist individuals and businesses with common financial planning and analysis processes.
We are keen to make sure our customers are fully satisfied with the tools / models they purchase and will be more than happy to assist with any questions or support required following or in advance of purchase.

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