What is Systematic Withdrawal Plan (SWP)?
SWP allows you to withdraw a fixed amount of money from your mutual fund investments at regular intervals (monthly, quarterly, etc.). It is the opposite of SIP. While SIP is for wealth creation, SWP is for wealth consumption.
Who should use SWP?
- Retirees: To get a steady "pension-like" income from their retirement corpus.
- Freelancers: To smooth out irregular income flows.
- Anyone seeking Passive Income: Without selling all their units at once.
Tax Efficiency
SWP is more tax-efficient than Bank FD interest. In SWP, you only pay capital gains tax on the profit component of the withdrawal, whereas FD interest is fully taxable as per your income slab.