How much do you invest each month and how much does it matter?

This is a very sensible approach and the way to go when you have a target corpus in mind and a time frame. That math we do to get that peace of mind

I use the following approach:

• What happens if I do not add a single rupee into my portfolio from today. How will my life turn out to be.
• Repeat the same with X monthly deposits, 2X monthly deposits, 3X etc.
• Any month I make sure I do at least the X. Anything over this is a bonus.
• I have also considered a case with negative returns and principal losses. But that was depressing.

Thank you for your reply.

This is better suited in a different discussion. There is an entire category dedicated to stock valuation – Stock Analysis & Valuation – ValuePickr Forum