Agreed,considering inflation it could be worth Rs 1-2 Cr of today’s value which is not too small an amount.Also we have assumed constant SIP of Rs 10,000 but in 30years the incomes are going to go up so the SIP amount can go up by say inflation percentage every year and that will take care of effect of inflation.
I was reading an article which came yesterday on Senior Citizen Day.....according to a survey conducted ,47 % of senior citizen ( above 60 ) are in financial insecurity and they have to swallow insults for want of money and this is a very high figure.On my evening walk I meet some senior citizen who don’t have Govt pensions and as someone tells them that I am from Stock markets,they come and confess that they are barely able to manage expenses with the savings they have.One old uncle who retired 20 years back, has a own flat but he has only Rs 25 L which he has invested in bank FD ,senior citizen saving scheme and he gets 17-18 K monthly income .He stays with his wife in their flat and he has no children. He says he spends sleepless nights thinking about how to meet rising expenses in future,he is not able to take any vacation as vacations are expensive,cannot paint their flat,cannot do modifications in the flat .....if there is any serious illness,it will punch a hole in their savings.But now it is too late to take any remedial action.In present time anyone retiring with less than Rs 1 Cr after providing for house,children education etc will find it tough to lead comfortable retired life if we take life expectancy of 85 years....he has to keep investing part of the income in mutual funds to take care of inflation.
So from the age of 35-40 one has to plan for future and invest .Earlier we start, larger amount we can accumulate without feeling the burden.
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