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The Power of SIP

A Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) is a tool used by investors to systematically save and invest in financial products like mutual funds. It helps an investor to invest a determined amount of money in a chosen asset, like a mutual fund scheme, either at regular intervals or in instalments. This investment plan offers tremendous potential to investors for growing their wealth, provided it is done systematically with long-term goals in mind. 

SIPs provide the investor with the advantage of starting small and investing periodically. Initially, the investor can start with a small sum and set it aside to invest at regular intervals. The advantage is that it allows the investor to invest in a disciplined manner and also benefit from what is called ‘Cost Averaging’, meaning the investor can buy more units when the market goes low, and lesser units when the market is peaking. The process reduces the overall risk of their investments and accounts for the volatility of the market.

The power of compounding is another strong advantage of SIPs. It simply means that the returns earned on the mutual fund, over a period of time keep getting reinvested, which results in capital gains on the original investment. This effect helps to considerably grow the overall corpus. A characteristic of compounding that must be remembered is that the longer one invests, the higher will be the returns. This is why SIPs are considered most suitable for long-term investments.

The huge difference that SIPs can make by creating a substantial corpus can be seen in the SIP calculators available in many websites. By simply putting the monthly investment amount, expected rate of return and the number of years of investment, the potential of your investment can be calculated.

SIPs are extremely suitable for those who are averse to market risk, as these investments employ the strategies of risk diversification. Diversification entails spreading investments in different asset classes to mitigate the effect of volatility in one class. SIPs provide an auto mode of rebalancing the investments, to align them to the investors’ goals.

In short, a Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) helps small investors to create wealth over the long-term while saving a relatively small amount at regular intervals. It invests in small amounts and reduces the risk of market volatility. With the magic of compounding and diversification, SIPs can potentially bring great returns and benefits to the investors.

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