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Yes. Many mutual funds accept SIPs from ₹100 or ₹500 a month. The amount matters less than starting and continuing. ₹500 a month for thirty years at 10 percent is about ₹11 lakh; the habit is worth more than the arithmetic.
Yes. Many mutual funds accept SIPs from ₹100 or ₹500 a month. The amount matters less than starting and continuing. ₹500 a month for thirty years at 10 percent is about ₹11 lakh; the habit is worth more than the arithmetic.
A tailor in Thiruvalla starts a ₹500 SIP in 2015 on a neighbour's advice. She increases it whenever business improves. By 2025 she is investing ₹4,000 a month and has more in that fund than she ever saved in a chit.
A SIP buys units of a fund each month at that month's price. Small regular amounts average out the price over time. The entry barrier is deliberately low so that starting early is possible.
KYC completed (PAN, Aadhaar, bank) A fund that is low-cost and broad. an index fund is the usual starting point Direct plan, not regular, to avoid distributor commission Nominee set
Waiting until there is "enough" to start. There never is.
Chit funds are the traditional Kerala saving tool; they are a loan-and-saving hybrid, not growth. A SIP does a different job and can sit alongside.
₹500/month, 10 percent, 30 years ≈ ₹11.3 lakh. ₹2,000/month for the same period ≈ ₹45 lakh.
If you have no emergency reserve and a personal loan, ₹500 a month is better spent building the reserve or clearing the loan first. Then start.
Complete KYC Open a direct-plan SIP in an index fund Raise the amount every year
What exactly is an SIP? What is an index fund? Can I invest ₹5,000 every month?
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