{"id":8006,"date":"2015-08-12T09:43:24","date_gmt":"2015-08-12T04:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.fundsindia.com\/blog\/?p=8006"},"modified":"2019-06-06T19:11:40","modified_gmt":"2019-06-06T13:41:40","slug":"is-waiting-to-pay-off-all-the-loans-before-investing-a-good-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fundsindia.com\/blog\/loans-2\/is-waiting-to-pay-off-all-the-loans-before-investing-a-good-strategy\/8006","title":{"rendered":"Is waiting to pay off all the loans before investing a good strategy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A close friend recently shared his financial pains with me. He had two problems in particular. He was earning well, but still wasn\u2019t able to save anything. His second problem was that he was frustrated because a large chunk of his salary was going into paying back loans.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seems like your own situation? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fundsindia.com\/content\/jsp\/registration\/login.jsp#SignIn\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8013\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fundsindia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/loan-cartoon-300x235.png\" alt=\"loan-cartoon\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fundsindia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/loan-cartoon-300x235.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fundsindia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/loan-cartoon.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Don\u2019t worry. It\u2019s a common problem these days. People earn well, take loans, and end up paying a large part of their salaries as Easy Monthly Instalments (EMIs).<\/p>\n<p>In my friend\u2019s case, he was earning a handsome Rs. 80,000 a month. About 30 per cent, i.e., Rs. 24,000 went towards the EMI of his home loan. Another Rs. 12,000 (15 per cent) went towards the repayment of his car loan. He also had a credit card EMI of Rs. 10,000 (13 per cent) for a loan he took to fund a foreign trip with his family. With almost 58 per cent of his salary going towards loan repayments, his frustration was obvious.<\/p>\n<p>I asked him if apart from his house (for which he took a loan), did he have other investments. He said that he had nothing significant, except for the Employee Provident Fund (EPF) with his company.<\/p>\n<p>He also said that when he gets his next salary hike, he would prefer increasing his EMIs to pay-off the loan quickly, rather than investing or saving. This seemed like an alarming situation to me. However, he seemed determined to first clear off all his loans, and then start investing, even if it took him more than 10 years to do it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"blog-highlight\" style=\"clear: both; background: #2baae2; border: none; width: 60%; text-align: center; box-shadow: 0 5px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fundsindia.com\/content\/jsp\/registration\/login.jsp?ref=blog-button\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"color: #fff; font-weight: bold;\">Open<\/span> <span style=\"color: #fff; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;\"> a FREE Account Now! <\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Was his approach correct? Let\u2019s try to answer that question objectively.<\/p>\n<p>Nobody loves taking loans and paying interest. So, it\u2019s very natural that one would want to pay it off as soon as possible and sleep peacefully.<\/p>\n<p>But with only a limited working life available to all of us, it is also natural that we need to save for our future before it\u2019s too late.<\/p>\n<p>Please note that the house you plan to stay in, or are staying in, does not count as an investment as you neither generate any income from it, nor do you plan to sell it any time soon.<\/p>\n<p>We only have a limited amount of cash available, which is to be used for expenses, loan repayments and investing. Now the decision of whether to pay-off all the loans, or invest is a tricky one. Theoretically speaking, the answer depends on just two factors:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>What is the after-tax rate of interest you are paying on your loan?<\/li>\n<li>What is the after-tax rate of the expected return on your investments?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Generally, loans are of two types:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 High interest loans \u2013 These include credit cards, personal loans, etc. You can be charged anywhere between 15 per cent and 40 per cent every year! Also, taking such loans has no tax benefits.<br \/>\n\u2022 Low interest loans \u2013 These include housing loans, student loans, etc. The tax benefits available for these loans make them even more attractive.<\/p>\n<p>Now let&#8217;s evaluate the type of loans my friend is repaying currently.<\/p>\n<p><strong>High Interest Loans (without tax benefits)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My friend is paying about Rs. 10,000 to service a credit card loan. Now, the cost of credit card loans ranges between 24 per cent and 40 per cent which is extremely high. Also, the interest expense on credit cards is not deductible for taxes.<\/p>\n<p>So now, if my friend has the option of paying off this loan (credit card) or investing, then he should only invest if he thinks that he can earn more than 24 per cent after tax on his investments. However, there are no asset classes which give such returns in the long term. Even the long-term return on equities is between 12 per cent &#8211; 15 per cent. So in this case, he should clear off the card loan before investing even a rupee.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Low Interest Loans (with tax benefits)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He pays Rs. 24,000 a month as the EMI for his home loan. Generally, housing loans are available at an interest rate of 10 per cent to 11 per cent. Also, the payments made as EMI are partially deductible from income, and offer tax benefits. Hence, after tax considerations, the effective rate of interest on the housing loan can even become lower than 10 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>If my friend expects to earn a post-tax return that is higher than 10 per cent on his investments, then he should start investing while repaying his housing loan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The bottom line<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is possible that after reading the above analysis, you might just want to go ahead and start investing. But wait. You need to personally evaluate your loans, and prioritize them according to interest rates. Then, you need to compare them with expected returns from available investment options, and only then, take a well thought-through decision.<\/p>\n<div class=\"blog-highlight\" style=\"clear: both; background: #f4f4f4; border: none; width: 60%; text-align: center; box-shadow: 0 5px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fundsindia.com\/content\/jsp\/registration\/login.jsp?ref=blog-button\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"color: #000; font-weight: bold;\">Open<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;\"> a FREE Account Now! <\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p>While it is certainly a big relief to be loan free, it should be noted that by not investing for almost 10-15 years (rough estimate of loan pay-back period), my friend will be missing out on compounding which would have created an unexpectedly big corpus over the years. The big problem with clearing off all your loans and then starting to invest is that you may not be able to gather enough assets to retire. Conversely, if you&#8217;re too aggressive, you may end up losing everything in your investments, while still servicing your high cost loans.<\/p>\n<p>Give yourself some time, evaluate your exact situation and then take the best decision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A close friend recently shared his financial pains with me. He had two problems in particular. He was earning well, but still wasn\u2019t able to save anything. His second problem was that he was frustrated because a large chunk of his salary was going into paying back loans. Seems like your own situation? Don\u2019t worry. 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