Just to have things in perspective:

Lemons were 100 Rs / KG few months back and now they are more than 200 Rs / KG

Edible oil was 90 Rs / Ltr and now its over 200 Rs / Ltr

All this is the effect of inflation eating into our savings for household expenses.

The

has gone for a toss.

Though we cant help the ever increasing inflation as its not in our control but we surely can beat the inflation in the long run.

HOWWWW??????

This can be done by investing your hard earned money in an instrument which can give you returns more than the prevailing inflation.

The answer is Equity Mutual Funds.

But if you have heard about them, you must have also heard that they are risky and volatile!

So how to make sure your money is safe?

Here SIP comes to the rescue. When you invest systematically every month / week through SIP ( Systematic Investment Plan), you benefit from Rupee cost averaging which reduces the impact of volatility. SIP makes you disciplined with your investment approach and doesn’t make any holes in your pocket. A small amount invested every month doesn’t hurt but at the same time it accumulates to create a good corpus for you.