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Every parent worries about rising expenses-school fees, gadgets, hobbies, higher education. But what if, alongside raising your child, you also raised wealth that could secure their entire future?
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Every parent worries about rising expenses—school fees, gadgets, hobbies, higher education. But what if, alongside raising your child, you also raised wealth that could secure their entire future?
The Big Question
Most parents spend years calculating the cost of raising a child.
Smart parents calculate the returns of planning early.
The truth is simple: the earlier you start, the bigger the future gets.
Financial advisor Vijay Maheshwari lays down a simple strategy for parents in a LinkedIn Post:
The Plan
Start a SIP with just ₹5,000 per month
Step it up by 10% every year
Stay invested for 24 years
Expected return: 18% p.a. (long-term equity potential)
The Result
By the time your child turns 24:
Your SIP corpus grows to ₹2.1 Cr
You withdraw ₹2 Lakhs/month for the next 10 years = ₹2.4 Crores used
Yet, compounding keeps working → corpus still stands at ₹2.5 Cr
The Bigger Picture
By the time you are 44:
Total withdrawn: ₹4.8 Cr
Still invested: ₹3.6 Cr
Total value created: ₹8.4 Cr
Yes—you supported your child’s milestones, and still ended up building massive wealth.
The Takeaway
Start small, grow yearly
Let compounding do the heavy lifting
Secure your child’s future and your own financial freedom
Mutual Fund investments are subject to market risks. Please read all scheme related documents carefully before investing.
First Published: Sep 24 2025 | 10:20 AM IST
