06Working ledger

Make the long term visible.

Plan retirement with India-specific withdrawal-rate research. Change the inputs, see the gap, and understand what patient monthly investing may need to do.

Illustrative planning tool · General information only

Your Details

30 yrs
20 yrs60 yrs
55 yrs
35 yrs70 yrs
1,00,000(₹1.00 L)
20,00010,00,000

India CPI avg: ~6-7% (last 10 yrs)

7% p.a.
4% p.a.10% p.a.

NIFTY 50 CAGR: ~12% (20 yr avg, pre-tax)

12% p.a.
8% p.a.15% p.a.

Current Investments

Total:₹20.00 L

Add your investments separately. Each one grows at its own rate.

₹15.00 L
% p.a.
₹5.00 L
% p.a.

Withdrawal Strategy (SWR)

How much you withdraw annually in retirement. Select based on your risk comfort.

Retirement Readiness

13%

There is a gap to close. Starting earlier gives you more options.

Monthly Expenses at Retirement

₹5,42,743

₹5.43 L/mo. Today's ₹1,00,000 after 25 yrs at 7% inflation

Required Corpus (3% SWR)

₹21,49,26,333

₹21.49 Cr. 33× your annual expenses at retirement

Current Investments Will Grow To

₹2,89,24,334

₹2.89 Cr. From ₹20.00 L across 2 investments over 25 yrs

Monthly SIP Needed (Flat)

₹98,998

₹98,998/mo. The same amount every month at 12% p.a.

SWR methodology based on India-specific retirement research published on SSRN . Key finding: a 4% SWR in India carries ~35% probability of corpus depletion vs ~8% at 3%. Asset allocations with 30-40% equity tend to maximise SWR. Adding 10% gold allocation can improve SWR from 3% to 3.5%. This calculator is for illustrative purposes only and does not constitute a personalised recommendation.

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