SWP, also called a systematic withdrawal plan, is a financial strategy where investors withdraw a fixed amount regularly from their investments.
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A systematic withdrawal plan (SWP) is a method of withdrawing your investments periodically and strategically, so you do not exhaust your entire corpus in one go. In this type of withdrawal, you take away only a part of the corpus for yourself, allowing the rest to continue earning interest. This way, your capital grows even as you withdraw funds.
An SWP calculator can help you understand how much of your corpus remains and how much is withdrawn in a systematic withdrawal plan. By using it, you can obtain more clarity about the remaining capital and withdrawn amount after each period. This is crucial for investment planning, budgeting, and retirement planning.
To help illustrate how a systematic withdrawal plan works, let's discuss an example:
| Month | Opening Balance (Rs.) | Withdrawal (Rs.) | Interest Earned (Rs.) | Closing Balance (Rs.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,00,000 | 5,000 | 791.67 | 95,791.67 |
| 2 | 95,791.67 | 5,000 | 756.60 | 91,548.26 |
| 3 | 91,548.26 | 5,000 | 721.24 | 87,269.50 |
| 4 | 87,269.50 | 5,000 | 685.58 | 82,955.08 |
| 5 | 82,955.08 | 5,000 | 649.63 | 78,604.70 |
| 6 | 78,604.70 | 5,000 | 613.37 | 74,218.08 |
| 7 | 74,218.08 | 5,000 | 576.82 | 69,794.89 |
| 8 | 69,794.89 | 5,000 | 539.96 | 65,334.85 |
| 9 | 65,334.85 | 5,000 | 502.79 | 60,837.64 |
| 10 | 60,837.64 | 5,000 | 465.31 | 56,302.96 |
| 11 | 56,302.96 | 5,000 | 427.52 | 51,730.48 |
| 12 | 51,730.48 | 5,000 | 389.42 | 47,119.90 |
Note: The example uses simple interest for ease of understanding. Some investments may offer compound interest, leading to varying monthly returns.
The Research 360 SWP calculator is user-friendly. To use this tool, follow these steps:
After entering these values, the calculator computes the final investment value, helping you plan your withdrawals effectively.
While beneficial, SWPs may have limitations like tax implications, increased exit loads, higher transaction costs, and possibly lower returns compared to full investment during good market performance.
The final value is the remaining balance after a specified period of withdrawals. It includes initial investment, withdrawal amounts, expected returns, and the duration.
An SWP enables regular income, disciplined investment, flexible withdrawals, and potential extension of corpus lifespan with continued growth of remaining funds.
There is no universal maximum limit. It depends on your investment and fund policies. It is recommended to set a sustainable withdrawal rate that does not deplete your corpus quickly.