Question 1

How does this calculator split my SIP budget across goals?

Accepted Answer

You assign each goal a priority weight (1-5). The calculator allocates your total monthly budget proportionally to those weights — a goal weighted 3 gets three times the allocation of a goal weighted 1, regardless of how many goals you have.

Question 2

Should I weight goals by urgency or by importance?

Accepted Answer

Both matter, but many planners suggest weighting nearer-term goals (a wedding in 3 years) more conservatively in terms of asset choice — not necessarily allocation size — while giving higher-priority long-term goals (retirement) a larger share of the budget precisely because they have decades to compound.

Question 3

Should all my goals use the same mutual fund or investment?

Accepted Answer

Not necessarily — a goal 3 years away typically calls for safer, more liquid instruments, while a goal 20 years away can absorb more equity risk. This calculator only splits the budget amount; how each portion is invested should match that specific goal's time horizon.

Question 4

Can I use this for more than 3 goals?

Accepted Answer

This calculator is built around three goal slots for simplicity, but the same weighting logic (allocate proportionally to priority) extends to any number of goals if you want to do the math manually for a more complex plan.

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