How much SIP do you need to create a wealth of ₹10 Cr in 10 years?

Scenario: I am 28 years old and can invest in a mutual fund with a moderate risk appetite. I need ₹5 crore for child education and another ₹5 crore for a house in 10 years. Please advise how much I should invest monthly via SIP and which funds to create this corpus.

Based on the above scenario, CA Manish P. Hingar, Founder of Fintoo said “As you are a young investor and have mentioned that you are a moderate risk taker, it is suggested to invest in a couple of Equity Mutual funds to meet your goal. Assuming ₹10 crores is your goal in current terms, after adjusting it for inflation at 7% for 10 years, the amount required would be around ₹20 crores on completion of 10 years. A total of ₹9 lacs of monthly SIP will be required to reach both goals. You can start two SIPs of ₹3 lacs each in Equity Large Cap Funds. Assuming a 10% CAGR from a conservative perspective, this will help you accumulate close to ₹12.4 crores. It is further suggested to have some exposure to Mid-caps and small caps.”

He further added that “A SIP of ₹1.4 lacs in an Equity Mid Cap fund assuming 12% CAGR for 10 years will help you accumulate around ₹3.2 crores. In addition to this, another SIP of ₹1.6 lacs in an Equity Small Cap fund is recommended to accumulate the remaining ₹4.4 crores with an assumption of 15% p.a. CAGR. The above allocation is suggested assuming you will have some debt investment exposure for your short to medium-term goals. Some of the best performing Large Cap funds are Quant Focussed Fund, ICICI Prudential Bluechip Fund, HDFC Index Fund -S&P BSE Sensex Plan and Canara Robeco Bluechip Equity Fund. In Mid Cap Category, Axis Mid Cap Fund and Kotak Emerging Equity Fund are among the best-performing funds. For Small Cap Funds, Edelweiss Small Cap fund and Canara Robeco Small Cap Fund are suggested for a 10-year period.”

Nitin Rao, Head Products and Proposition, Epsilon Money Mart said “SIP is a good investment tool for a long-term investor to accumulate a large corpus. Volatility pertaining to equity also goes down as the tenure increases. While starting early is a sure-shot way to accumulate a large sum, other ways like a step-up SIP can also come in handy. For a normal investor, looking for fair returns @ 12% and 5% annual inflation, approx ₹2,00,000 would be needed monthly for the goals of ₹10 crore corpus in 20 years. While it might intimidate new & small investors, starting with even smaller sums in a disciplined way helps.”

Considering the scenario taken as an example here in the topic, Nitin Rao said “Having said that, we can’t ignore inflation. Meaning, the current requirement of ₹10 crore will become much more owing to depreciation in the monetary value. Therefore, our current calculation takes a 5% inflation rate & 12% annual return. Since you need money in 10 years of time, you should start a SIP worth ₹5,85,000 approximately to get the required sum. Kindly understand that the amount might seem large, but the returns generated will be inflation-adjusted therefore, you can rest assured that at the time of need, there is no shortfall. Just to add, if you increase your tenure by just 5 years, you will achieve your goals by investing only ₹3,22,000 per month. Such is the power of compounding.”

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