Ans: You have already decided on the target corpus in today's value at Rs 1.5 Crore. So now if the same figure provided by you is inflation-adjusted at 6% (assumed avg. inflation) for the next 21 years, the figure comes to Rs 5.1 Cr in future value. To reach this corpus, one needs to invest about Rs 51-52,000 per month (Rs 6.1+ lakh per year) at an average return of 9% per annum. This monthly/annual investment amount needs to increase ny at least 5% every year in line with the increase in your salary.

Currently, you are investing Rs 1 lakh in LIC traditional plans which can give returns of 5-6%. The equity funds can give 10-11% average returns in the long run. So to reach the target corpus, you need to increase the investments in lien with what the requirements have been suggested.

Note (Disclaimer) - As a SEBI RIA, I cannot comment on specific schemes/funds that are provided or asked for in the questions in the platform. And the views expressed above should not be considered professional investment advice or advertisement or otherwise. No specific product/service recommendations have been made and the answers here are for general educational purposes only. The readers are requested to take into consideration all the risk factors including their financial condition, suitability to risk-return profile and the like and take professional investment advice before investing.

Ans: You have already decided on the target corpus in today's value at Rs 1.5 Crore. So now if the same figure provided by you is inflation-adjusted at 6% (assumed avg. inflation) for the next 21 years, the figure comes to Rs 5.1 Cr in future value. To reach this corpus, one needs to invest about Rs 51-52,000 per month (Rs 6.1+ lakh per year) at an average return of 9% per annum. This monthly/annual investment amount needs to increase ny at least 5% every year in line with the increase in your salary.

Currently, you are investing Rs 1 lakh in LIC traditional plans which can give returns of 5-6%. The equity funds can give 10-11% average returns in the long run. So to reach the target corpus, you need to increase the investments in line with what the requirements have been suggested.

Note (Disclaimer) - As a SEBI RIA, I cannot comment on specific schemes/funds that are provided or asked for in the questions in the platform. And the views expressed above should not be considered professional investment advice or advertisement or otherwise. No specific product/service recommendations have been made and the answers here are for general educational purposes only. The readers are requested to take into consideration all the risk factors including their financial condition, suitability to risk-return profile and the like and take professional investment advice before investing.