A systematic investment plan calculator helps investors understand how their money grows over time. By comparing 2 simple cases, it becomes clear that staying invested for longer periods can create a far larger corpus even with the same invested amount.
In the first case, an investor puts ₹50,000 each month into a SIP for 10 years with an expected annual return of 12%.
This case highlights steady wealth creation in a shorter time frame, but also shows the limitation of restricting investments to only 10 years.
In the second case, the investor contributes a smaller monthly amount of ₹20,000 but continues the SIP for 25 years at the same 12% return. The total investment is still ₹60,00,000, but the outcome is far greater.
The results demonstrate how time plays the most crucial role. The same investment amount, spread across a longer period, delivers a corpus that is more than three times higher than the 10-year scenario.
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These 2 cases show that returns are not only a function of how much is invested but also of how long it remains invested. The longer period allows compounding to work more effectively, as gains generate further gains year after year. Even with smaller monthly contributions, the accumulated corpus becomes significantly larger when the horizon is extended.
The SIP calculator makes it clear that time in the market is more powerful than trying to find the perfect moment to invest. Staying disciplined and allowing investments to compound over decades can transform the final outcome dramatically, even when the total invested amount is the same.
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Published on: Aug 21, 2025, 4:25 PM IST
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