FeaturesFinancial goals and planner

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From a dream to real capital

Your ambitions turn into a step-by-step strategy, while the Planner models your financial future decades ahead, with taxes, inflation and market risk built in.

3 forecast scenarios
Inflation and taxes
Retirement calculation

Financial goals

A step-by-step strategy for getting there

A living plan for reaching a specific outcome — whether that is buying property or building the capital behind a passive income.

Target capital or passive income

Accumulate a specific amount or create a source of regular payouts — two types of goals.

Connected to your portfolios

Link a goal to a portfolio or a cash account — the app counts those assets toward your progress automatically.

3 forecast scenarios

Optimistic, realistic and pessimistic — so you are ready for any market conditions.

Inflation and income growth

The calculator adjusts the target amount for inflation and builds in an annual increase in contributions.

Automated steps

Set how often and how much you contribute, and the app works out the portfolio return you need.

A clear progress tracker

Real-time completion of the plan in percent, plus confirmation when the goal is reached.

Financial goals in Strum: progress tracking and forecast scenarios

Strum accounts for the time value of money and compounding — an honest answer to the question: "How much should I invest today to get what I want tomorrow?".

Planner

Professional modeling of your future

A full financial lab: set your horizon and see how the decisions you make today shape your wealth years from now. Not just an "optimistic chart", but a realistic roadmap with taxes, inflation and risk.

  • Long-term capital.the nominal and real value of your portfolio in the future.

  • Detailed inputs.starting capital, contribution frequency, expected return.

  • Risk and volatility analysis.portfolio risk and maximum historical drawdown.

  • Retirement planning.how many years you can live on the periodic spending you want.

  • Economic factors.inflation, income growth, tax rate — all handled automatically.

  • Component breakdown.future capital split into "contributions" and "investment gains".

  • Nominal and real value.an instant "in today’s money" toggle.

Strum Planner: planning horizon and long-term capital projection
Strum Planner inputs: starting capital, contributions, expected return

Test dozens of investment strategies in a minute and pick the one that reaches your goal by the shortest route.

Retirement and compounding — without Excel

  • The monthly spending you want in retirement → the capital base you need.

  • Scenarios for retiring "earlier" or "later" and the impact of each.

  • A chart that separates "contributions" from "gains" — the magic of compounding.

Retirement funding calculation in Strum
Capital growth chart in Strum split into contributions and investment gains

Goals and planner

How do financial goals work in Strum?

Financial goals in Strum turn a target amount or passive income objective into a measurable plan. The planner models scenarios with contributions, inflation, taxes, returns, and risks so users can see a realistic path toward the goal.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

"Target capital" is a specific amount you want to see in your account (for example, $50,000 for a car or a down payment). "Passive income" is the monthly payout your portfolio has to generate (for example, $2,000 a month from dividends or rent).

Markets do not grow steadily. The pessimistic scenario shows what happens to your goal if market returns come in below average. It helps you keep a "plan B" and avoid panic during temporary drawdowns.

Yes, you can pick the specific sources that fund your goal (for example, a crypto portfolio plus a cash account). Progress is calculated automatically from their combined value.

The app uses average annual inflation rates to work out how much you will actually be able to buy in 5 or 10 years compared with today. That makes your goal "real" rather than just a number on paper.

Goals is a tracker for a specific purchase. The Planner is a sandbox for modeling your entire financial life 20–30 years ahead. Here you can experiment: "What if I retire at 45?", "What if I increase my contributions by 10%?".

It shows how far a comparable portfolio fell during the worst periods on the market (for example, during the 2008 crisis). It helps you understand whether you are psychologically ready for swings like that in exchange for higher returns.

You enter the monthly spending you want once you stop working, and the Planner calculates the capital base you will need and shows how many years that money will last, taking into account that the remaining capital keeps earning a return.

Investment gains are usually taxed. Accounting for taxes (18% or 19.5%, for example) lets you see the net amount that actually stays in your pocket, rather than a paper return before tax.

Because of inflation, a million dollars in 20 years is not the same as a million today. This feature instantly converts your future capital into its present-day purchasing power, so you can realistically judge your future standard of living.

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