Reviewed by Artha Research·Last updated 8 April 2026
Prepay vs Invest Calculator
Compare whether a lump-sum amount should reduce your loan outstanding or stay invested for long-term growth.
Inputs
Compare certainty from loan savings against projected investment upside.
Projected investment corpus
₹21.6L
Invest
Expected return is high enough to justify keeping the capital invested.
Only stay invested if you can ride out market volatility without panic-selling.
Current EMI
₹46,547
Interest saved by prepay
₹3.7L
Investment corpus
₹21.6L
Tenure shaved
32 mo
Net invest advantage
₹17.9L
Investment value over remaining tenure
Projected corpus if the lump sum stays invested.
Benchmarks
Prepay vs Invest
+484.0%You
₹21.6L
Benchmark
₹3.7L
Investing wins on paper by a meaningful margin
Your expected return is at least 2 percentage points above the loan rate, so the projected corpus comfortably exceeds the interest saved.
Projected upside
₹17.9L
Prepayment shaves at least a year off the loan
Even when investing looks better on paper, a shorter loan delivers flexibility and certainty.
Tenure reduction
32 mo
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At a glance
- What it does
- Compares the guaranteed interest saved by loan prepayment against the projected return from investing the same lump sum.
- Decision rule
- Prepay if expected return is within 1-2% of loan rate; invest if expected return exceeds loan rate by 2%+ AND you can ride equity volatility.
- Typical output
- ₹5L lump sum on a 9% home loan vs 12% equity SIP over 14 years: investing wins by ~₹4-5L, but loan savings are guaranteed.
- Best used for
- Deciding what to do with a bonus, severance, or inheritance when you're carrying a home loan.
How It Works
This is the drill-down layer. The flagship flow leads with a recommendation, and this page lets you inspect the underlying model.
- Prepay path compares loan interest saved and months shaved off the loan.
- Invest path compounds the same lump sum at your expected annual return over the remaining tenure.
- Net advantage = future investment value - interest saved from prepayment.
Assumptions
The recommendation stays blunt, but the assumptions remain visible.
- The comparison treats expected investment return as uncertain and loan-rate savings as guaranteed.
- Taxes on capital gains and behavioural risk are not explicitly modelled.
- The loan EMI is assumed to stay unchanged after partial prepayment.
FAQ
The follow-up questions people usually ask after the main recommendation is already clear.
When does prepayment usually win?
Prepayment tends to win when your loan rate is close to or above the return you realistically expect from investments, or when you value certainty over upside.
When can investing beat prepayment?
If the return gap is meaningfully positive and you can stay invested for years without panic-selling, investing may create more wealth.
Sources & references
Every formula and assumption above is grounded in these authoritative sources.
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