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How an extra Rs 1,000 monthly SIP can boost retirement corpus
Starting a Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) with an extra Rs 1,000 per month and increasing it annually by 10% can significantly enlarge the retirement corpus, according to calculations assuming a 12% annual…
Starting a Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) with an extra Rs 1,000 per month and increasing it annually by 10% can significantly enlarge the retirement corpus, according to calculations assuming a 12% annual return. A Rs 5,000 monthly SIP stepped up by 10% each year over 15 years could yield a total corpus of about Rs 99.44 lakh, with Rs 34.36 lakh invested and Rs 65.07 lakh in estimated returns.
If the starting SIP is raised to Rs 6,000 with the same 10% annual step-up over 20 years, the potential corpus rises to about Rs 1.19 crore. Over 25 years, a Rs 5,000 stepped-up SIP could grow to around Rs 2.13 crore, while a Rs 6,000 starting amount could reach approximately Rs 2.56 crore.
The calculations are illustrative, stock market returns are not guaranteed and actual corpus may differ. A step-up SIP allows investors to gradually increase savings in line with income growth, giving invested money more time to compound and spreading market risk over a longer period.
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The step-up SIP strategy addresses a common retirement planning gap: many investors start small but fail to raise contributions as income grows, leaving their savings rate flat. Under the Securities and Exchange Board of India's mutual fund framework, investors can modify SIP amounts at any time, making the annual step-up a voluntary discipline rather than a mandated structure. The 12% assumed return is broadly in line with the long-term average annual return of the Nifty 50 index, though actual yearly returns vary widely. The real value of the final corpus will also be eroded by inflation, at a 6% annual inflation rate, Rs 2.56 crore in 25 years would have roughly Rs 60 lakh of today's purchasing power. Investors comparing these figures should check their fund's historical performance and expense ratio before committing to a long-term step-up plan.
Source: livemint.com
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