Perhaps you received a bonus from your employer.

Or an unexpected raise for a job well done during these difficult times.

Perhaps you landed a few remote projects that resulted in a sudden lumpsum amount in your account.

Now your expenses are taken care of, so you don’t need to worry about those.

But what should you do with this sudden surplus amount that you have?

Those online sales may urge you to go on a pointless shopping spree, but they don’t faze you much.

As a disciplined investor, you worked hard to earn that money, and now you know that it’s time for the money to pull its weight.

So what should you do with surplus money?

Invest it into a wealth creation avenues.

We’ve written to you in the past about how SIPs are an excellent way to invest in Mutual Funds.

We stand by that of course, but SIPs are not the only way.

Lumpsum investing, is the second strategy and may prove to be quite useful. Especially if you are unsure of being able to make monthly SIP payments consistently.

Lumpsum Investing Vs SIPs: A step-by-step example

Let’s look at an example.

Let’s say I want to achieve a goal of Rs. 20 lakh rupees in 5 years.

Using our wealth creation calculator*, I key in these details.

After keying in my details I click on calculate. I get the present investment amount required in rupees. Here are my results for investing via SIP:

If I were to start a SIP I need to invest a mere 25,254 rupees per month to achieve my goal.

But what if I wanted to invest a lumpsum now instead of starting a SIP?

The wealth calculator also gives me the required lumpsum amount that I need to invest now to get 20 lakhs in 5 years.

I need to invest 11.84 lakh rupees today across various funds to achieve my goal.

So I need to simply park this amount for 5 years, I would reach the same goal as with a 25000 rupee SIP for 5 years as per the wealth creation calculator.

Now which method is better?

This choice between SIPs and lumpsums completely depends on every investor.

Some may find a monthly investment of 25000 rupees through a SIP more palatable compared to 10+ lakhs of lumpsum.

It depends on your preference, are you sure you can invest 25000 rupees every month for the next 5 years?

Or can you park that 10 lakh rupees today and let such investments do all the work?

Your earning potential may be lower in the future.

If you’re thinking that you will anyway have a monthly income from your job or business for the next 5 years, it may not.

A salary for example is no longer a dependable stream of money.

We never know what life may hand to us - job losses, retirement, health issues and caring for your family.

There may be umpteen reasons but there is no guarantee that your earning potential will not decline in the future.

In fact, investors sometimes panic and make poor investment decisions during uncertain events such as during the current pandemic situation.

They redeem or pause their SIPs and exit their investment plans well before the time frame is completed.

Not only are they unable to realize their financial goals, they also become disillusioned in the process.

This is why, investors can consider lumpsum investments too.

Next time you get that bonus, be the smart investor and consider your options. Our wealth creation calculator is a great tool for you to tinker with, and can help you gain clarity on your financial goals.

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