Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in LAC means investing a fixed amount at regular intervals, regardless of share price. This strategy reduces timing risk and builds wealth steadily through market ups and downs.
How This Calculator Works
Our DCA calculator simulates real market conditions using historical price data. It accounts for dividend reinvestment (DRIP), where each dividend payment automatically purchases additional shares. You can adjust the investment amount, frequency, time period, and compare against benchmarks like the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100.
Same amount invested each month — only the day of purchase changes. How much does intra-month timing actually matter?
Best Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly low
Total Return+51.7%
Final Value$72.8K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+40.5%
Final Value$67.5K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+27.0%
Final Value$60.9K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap24.8 pp
Your timing vs best-11.2%
Your timing vs worst+13.6%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 5.5%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$19K~1.1x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$34K~1.1x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$79K~1.3x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$215K~1.8x your moneyfrom $120K invested
Compare Other Monthly Amounts
Same CAGR assumption. Use this to pressure-test different monthly commitments.
Monthly
3 Years~1.1x your money
5 Years~1.1x your money
10 Years~1.3x your money
20 Years~1.8x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$297 est. gain
$7K+$867 est. gain
$16K+$4K est. gain
$43K+$19K est. gain
$250/mo
$10K+$743 est. gain
$17K+$2K est. gain
$40K+$10K est. gain
$107K+$47K est. gain
$500/mo
$19K+$1K est. gain
$34K+$4K est. gain
$79K+$19K est. gain
$215K+$95K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$39K+$3K est. gain
$69K+$9K est. gain
$158K+$38K est. gain
$430K+$190K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 5.5% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$2.04
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$2.47
$10,500
$12,608
+20.07%
$2,108
Mar 2, 2020
$2.70
$11,000
$14,282
+29.84%
$3,282
Apr 2, 2020
$1.57
$11,500
$8,805
-23.44%
$-2,695
May 4, 2020
$1.89
$12,000
$11,099
-7.51%
$-901
Jun 2, 2020
$2.86
$12,500
$17,296
+38.37%
$4,796
Jul 2, 2020
$3.17
$13,000
$19,670
+51.31%
$6,670
Aug 3, 2020
$3.87
$13,500
$24,514
+81.58%
$11,014
Sep 2, 2020
$4.86
$14,000
$31,285
+123.46%
$17,285
Oct 2, 2020
$9.09
$14,500
$59,014
+307.00%
$44,514
Nov 2, 2020
$6.02
$15,000
$39,583
+163.89%
$24,583
Dec 2, 2020
$6.70
$15,500
$44,554
+187.45%
$29,054
Jan 4, 2021
$8.37
$16,000
$56,160
+251.00%
$40,160
Feb 2, 2021
$11.92
$16,500
$80,479
+387.75%
$63,979
Mar 2, 2021
$11.69
$17,000
$79,426
+367.21%
$62,426
Apr 5, 2021
$9.72
$17,500
$66,541
+280.24%
$49,041
May 3, 2021
$8.49
$18,000
$58,621
+225.67%
$40,621
Jun 2, 2021
$9.76
$18,500
$67,890
+266.97%
$49,390
Jul 2, 2021
$9.00
$19,000
$63,103
+232.12%
$44,103
Aug 2, 2021
$8.71
$19,500
$61,570
+215.74%
$42,070
Sep 2, 2021
$13.57
$20,000
$96,425
+382.12%
$76,425
Oct 4, 2021
$12.93
$20,500
$92,377
+350.62%
$71,877
Nov 2, 2021
$17.97
$21,000
$128,885
+513.74%
$107,885
Dec 2, 2021
$21.30
$21,500
$153,269
+612.88%
$131,769
Jan 3, 2022
$19.04
$22,000
$137,506
+525.03%
$115,506
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in LAC
Investing $500 per month in Lithium Americas Corp. (LAC) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $67K today. That's +40.5% total return on $48K invested, with a +5.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).