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Achieve Financial Goals Faster with Step-Up SIPs

Achieve Financial Goals Faster with Step-Up SIPs

Whether you're planning to buy a car or house, or going on a luxury vacation with your family, achieving these financial goals often requires substantial savings and a disciplined approach. An excellent instrument to accelerate savings for these financial goals is a step-up SIP.

It allows you to gradually increase your investment amount year after year and benefit from the power of compounding. This way, you can accumulate a substantial corpus after a few years and use the funds to finance big-ticket expenses.

In this article, we'll explore how a step-up SIP can help you achieve your financial goals quickly and how they offer higher returns than a traditional SIP.

The impact of step-up SIP on investments

Step-up SIPs impact your investments in several ways. These include:

1. Accelerated wealth accumulation

With every increase in your SIP contributions, you can benefit from the power of compounding. Gradual increases in your investment amount boost corpus growth, helping you achieve your goals sooner than with traditional SIPs.

2. Mitigate inflation risk

Thanks to inflation, the value of, say, Rs. 1,000 today will not be the same 10 years later. This means you'll need to save more than the current value of the goals you want to achieve. However, a step-up SIP eliminates this issue. It allows you to increase your investment amount year after year and maintain the real value of your investment.

3. Better flexibility

One of the most significant impacts of a step-up SIP on your investment is the flexibility and adaptability it offers. You can easily tailor your investment strategy depending on your changing financial situations and goals.

Let us understand this with an example.

Suppose you want to buy a house after 20 years. To save for it, you start a monthly SIP for Rs. 10,000. Here's what your final investment corpus will look like if you opt for a traditional SIP vs. a step-up SIP:

ParticularsTraditional SIPStep-up SIP
Monthly SIP (Rs.)10,00010,000
Annual step-up from the second year onwardsNIL10%
SIP tenure20 years20 years
Expected returns12%12%
Total investment (Rs.)24 lakhs68.73 lakhs
Final corpus99,91,4791,98,88,715

By simply increasing your SIP contributions by 10% every year, your final corpus can grow nearly twice as compared to a traditional SIP.

The end note

Step-up SIPs offer an excellent approach to significantly growing your wealth over time and achieving your financial goals. By systematically increasing your SIP contributions year after year, you can leverage the power of compounding, mitigate inflation risk, and enjoy greater flexibility in managing your investment.

If you're anticipating your income to grow over the years, set up a step-up SIP with Tata Capital Moneyfy. Create your account and start investing right from the comfort of your home and align your investment strategy with your evolving financial situation. For more information, visit the official website or download the mutual fund mobile app.