SIP investment has become really popular because it
allows us to manage investment risk easily. Investors get attracted towards
equity linked investment plans. The reason for this attraction towards equity
is because of possibility to earn high returns. In order to balance between
risk and return, SIP is one of the best investment tools.Let us see SIP in debt
mutual funds. Debt linked mutual funds already represent risk free form of
investing. Hence, SIP in debt mutual fund is considered a good investment
decision.For defensive investors, starting SIP in debt mutual funds is really
good. Debt linked investing is already a defensive form of investing. When we
add SIP to debt-investing, it becomes more systematic. Instead of putting all
money at a time, SIP asks investors to spread it into a wider horizon. When it
comes to equity linked investors, spreading investment over a period of time
gives benefit of rupee cost averaging. Returns of equity linked investments are
very volatile hence rupee cost averaging works well there.
For long term wealth creation, I feel
SIP in debt mutual funds can be a great investment vehicle. Though debt funds
gives comparatively lower returns than equity linked plans, but SIP in debt
funds can prove very inspiring. As I said earlier, for a defensive investor
there is nothing more inspirational than seeing their corpus grow each month.
But I would like to make a point here first. Returns from debt mutual funds
cannot beat inflation. So if one decides to start SIP in debt mutual funds
instead of equity, it is like an opportunity loss. In long term, equity plans
are preferred because it can beat inflation. There is no doubt that long term
return from equity is superior to debt mutual funds. But if investors’
psychology is defensive, negative effect of inflation is not a main investment
criteria. For defensive investors, building a 'continuously growing wealth' more
important than 'fast compounding of money'.
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