Title: Why Investing in an SIP makes sense?
1Why Investing in an SIP makes sense
2- If you have been working for a few years, there
is every chance that you have heard of investing
for the future. There are tonnes of methods to go
about doing this, but the kind of instrument you
use and the type of returns you are looking for
makes all the possible difference to your
investment idea. Many of us think of investing
today for a larger growth over time, and the best
way to do this is to invest out of habit and more
importantly make it a routine.
3Benefits of investing on a regular basis
- That is precisely when I realised the benefits of
investing on a regular basis. Being able to track
the kind of spends I make on a monthly basis and
also put aside the monies that I want for the
future. Not many of us think this way, but it
makes a lot of sense to put in your money today
for a rainy day tomorrow. An SIP mutual fund is
the simplest way to do this. Your planning is
much in advance and you are sure of being able to
commit to that number in an easier manner. Most
of us are sure of the kind of earnings we have
month on month and if we can plan on putting that
money in a sure place to get higher returns over
a 2-3 year period, there is nothing more you can
actually ask for.
4Making your first investment
- One of the first few points that I felt after
making my first investment was the kind of
returns I could get with a regular investment.
So, instead of putting Rs 60,000 at the end of
the year, I decided to put on Rs 5,000 at the end
of every month. I never really felt the pinch of
losing out Rs 5,000 every month and at the end of
the year, I had a fairly nice amount invested in
the mutual fund. This was a huge advantage for
me a single earner who would have spent that
money otherwise.
5Second advantage of investing in such funds
- The second advantage of investing in such funds
was that I could average out my costs on the long
run. Based on the fixed amount you invest every
month, you are getting a fixed amount of units on
that fund. When that fund increases or decreases
in value, you are immediately getting a revised
number of units. That almost guarantees that you
averaging out your costs on the long term. So, at
the end of the tenure, you are getting a gain
either way from your investment.
6Benefit of Investing early
- More over, there is a lock in period when you
invest in any of the systematic investment plans
and if you ask me, that is a sure shot benefit
for someone investing early in their career. The
first few months of you earning money are going
to be spent in thinking of ways to spend that
money, you might as well think of saving that
money and the best way to do that is by putting
your money in your investment right at the start
of the month and to have a lock in period of at
least a year. That will ensure you not pulling
your money out for a year and committed to it.
That is a huge positive for an early investor.
7Simplest and easiest tool to set up
- Many of us look at an SIP as a complex investment
tool, but in all fairness, it is the simplest and
easiest tool to set up and make sure you are
making a health return each year. There are going
to be many such venues to make profits from, but
from an early investor right to someone who has
been putting money in the market for ages, a
mutual fund is a sure shot idea. If you have been
thinking about investing for the future and
saving up for a rainy day, there cannot be a
better time to get started. You would be able to
see healthy returns quickly and also have
stronger investment ideas come out of it.
8At the end of the day, you would also be able to
build a strong portfolio of investments and that
does give you a lot of benefits on the long run.
Many of us put the idea of investing to a later
date, the easiest and best idea is to start
investing today there is not a better time.
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