Why invest?
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Earn from idle resources
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Generate specified amounts to meet a requirement
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Make a provision for an uncertain future
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Create wealth, beat inflation and achieve financial goals like buying a car or paying for college, retirement etc.
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Create a corpus
The inflation effect
Let your money grow to beat the inflation monster. The purchasing power of your money needs to stay or increase to keep up or improve your lifestyle.​
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Rate at which the value of currency decreases
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Money can't buy the same amount of goods in future
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At 5% inflation, 1kg sugar that costs Rs.40 today will cost Rs.65 in 10 years
The power of compounding
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Considered to be the eighth wonder of the world
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Start investing at a young age! The earlier, the better
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The power of compounding works its magic over a long duration of time and produces massive wealth
"Compound interest is the 8th wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it; he who doesn't, pays it.​"
- Albert Einstein
Three golden rules
1. Invest early
2. Invest regularly
3. Invest for long term
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