Rajandran R Telecom Engineer turned Full-time Derivative Trader. Mostly Trading Nifty, Banknifty, USDINR and High Liquid Stock Derivatives. Trading the Markets Since 2006 onwards. Using Market Profile and Orderflow for more than a decade. Designed and published 100+ open source trading systems on various trading tools. Strongly believe that market understanding and robust trading frameworks are the key to the trading success. Writing about Markets, Trading System Design, Market Sentiment, Trading Softwares & Trading Nuances since 2007 onwards. Author of Marketcalls.in)

Why should you invest through Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs)?

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Everybody wants to become rich without taking a risk or incurring a loss. This is the human nature, and this is also the reason behind the popularity of systematic investment plans or SIPs which allow investing a specific amount at regular intervals of time in a systematic manner. Let’s have a look at some of the reasons behind investing through SIPs:

 

  1. It is a hassle-free option: It is possible to start SIPs online with a click of the mouse. Also, investors can review and update portfolios online and take corrective actions, if required. Further, to pay the SIP amount, you can issue a one-time standing instruction to your bank to facilitate auto-debits from your account. In this way, you don’t need to worry about missing out on the due date of your investment. Furthermore, you don’t need a huge corpus to get started as SIPs can be started with an amount as low as Rs 500- Rs 100/month.
  2. It minimizes the risk of equity fluctuations with rupee cost averaging: As you are a regular investor, your money fetches more units when the price is low and lesser units when the price is high. During volatility, you can get a lower average cost per unit. It evens out the market volatility if one is investing for a long duration.  Those people who don’t understand the market, SIP is a good option. There is always a chance that one stays out when the market is growing or enters when it is underperforming. However, SIPs take care of this concern. As you are investing regularly; you don’t need to ‘time’ your entry into the market, and you can easily ride through the ups and downs of equities with great ease.
  1. It gives the benefits of compounding: The power of compounding works magic over time, therefore, the sooner you start investing, the more your money grow. Even a delay of a few years can have a major impact on the wealth accumulated in the long run. For instance, if you start investing Rs 5000/month on your 30th birthday, you would have Rs 1.08 crores by the time you retire at 60, considering 10% rate of returns. However, if you start your investment at the age of 35, you would have Rs 64.90 lakhs, considering 10% rate of returns. Also, in the long-run, you can enjoy benefits from the power of compounding as one earns interest on the accumulated interest also.
  2. It makes you a disciplined investor: While investing, it is important to maintain a disciplined approach. However, maintaining discipline is easier said than done because many new expenses come unannounced in the way. Taking the SIP route is one step taken towards becoming a disciplined investor. As you have to invest a fixed amount periodically, you develop the habit of saving over a period. As a result, when you invest through SIP, you become more disciplined and committed towards your investment.
  3. It is flexible: While it is strongly recommended to stay invested for a longer duration of time, you can discontinue the plan as per your choice. Further, if there is an additional source of income or you want to increase your SIP amount, the same can be done by just requesting the fund house.
  4. It gives tax benefits: Your SIP investments in equity-linked saving schemes are eligible for tax benefits under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act. Further death benefits received by your nominee or maturity proceedings paid to you at the time of maturity are also tax-free.

To enjoy the above benefits, choose the right investment avenue and start investing in it through SIP which gives returns higher than the inflation rate.

Rajandran R Telecom Engineer turned Full-time Derivative Trader. Mostly Trading Nifty, Banknifty, USDINR and High Liquid Stock Derivatives. Trading the Markets Since 2006 onwards. Using Market Profile and Orderflow for more than a decade. Designed and published 100+ open source trading systems on various trading tools. Strongly believe that market understanding and robust trading frameworks are the key to the trading success. Writing about Markets, Trading System Design, Market Sentiment, Trading Softwares & Trading Nuances since 2007 onwards. Author of Marketcalls.in)

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2 Replies to “Why should you invest through Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs)?”

  1. SIP is the most laziest form of passive investment in equity. There is common misconception that SIP will give high return in long term. There is no rule that stock market will always be bullish in long term. Classical example of this is Japan.Over a period of 20 years equity investment in India has given good return, but history does not always repeat itself. We live in a period of great uncertainty. Did anyone imagine or dream of demonetization India. Another classical example is Gold. Before few years Gold was considered as only investment which will never go down and price will always go up. After crash in Gold markets before few years, most have become cautious towards investing in Gold. Likewise there is no guarantee that SIP in equity will give high return. There is NO substantive evidence that equity gives better returns only over the long term. Looking at data for our markets and trying to search for deep significance there is a joke as these are only 2 decades old with meaningful regulation. If we want to really understand the characteristics of equity as an asset class then we will need to look at global markets and understand how they have behaved over several decades. Best example is Japan.

  2. sir which plan is best for start SIP for my son and daughter they started their carrier one year back
    thanks

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