What does having wealth mean to you? Is it having loads of money? Or is it having the power to buy the things they want in life? Or is it achieving financial freedom that will enable you to stay worry-free?

Most of us have dreams and goals that we want to achieve in our lifetime. And the one thing that you will regularly need to achieve these goals is money. Making money is no child’s play you will have to develop lots of good habits and exercise self-discipline in investing to build wealth consistently.

In this article we will take a look at the importance of discipline in building wealth and how you can exercise it consistently in your life.

Discipline in Wealth Creation

To build wealth in a discipline way you will have to set specific monitoring goals and then invest consistently you will also have to measure your success periodically and change your investment strategy depending on the changing economic and market conditions.

The key to achieving discipline in wealth creation is to develop the habits of regularity and sincerity in your investing habits. You will have to develop a positive mindset to make money and make consistent efforts to achieve financial freedom and reach the level of wealth that you want. This will require a lot of efforts and action on your part over a long period of time.

So, if you want to build wealth in a disciplined way you have to make the commitment to:

• Develop of financial goal.
• Save money and invest regularly.
• Stay away from ‘get rich quick’ schemes.
• Take disciplined decisions about your investments.

Building wealth is not easy but it is indeed possible to build wealth if you stay committed to these things mentioned above.

Actions that will help you build wealth in a discipline way:

1. Set Achievable Financial Goals

At the onset of your wealth creation journey you will have to set financial goals that will help you to achieve your life goals over a period of time. Some examples of life goals may be to purchase assets like cars houses etc., setting aside money for your retirement, child education or a marriage. You will have to assess when you will need money in the coming years and then invest in a disciplined way to reach those goals.

2. Opt For Financial Planning

• Saving and investing money randomly will not help you achieve the goals that you have set for yourself. You need to do it in a strategic way. Take the help of a financial planner who will assess your current and expected future income and tell you how much you need to invest in order to reach those goals. They will also tell you where to invest and how to rebalance your portfolio periodically to stay on track in your wealth creation journey.
• The financial planners are qualified and experienced professionals who will have the expertise to guide you consistently. So, we highly recommend that you get in touch with registered financial planner immediately.
• Finideas is a SEBI registered investment advisor. Do get in touch with us to get an export evaluate your portfolio and set you on the growth path.

3. Save Consistently

Every month set aside portion of your income for investments. This will ensure that you will have enough funds available in the future to meet your long-term goals. These funds can also be used to cover your emergencies. Let go of your wasteful expenditure and assess your spending’s over a period of time to ensure that your savings get maximized.

4. Invest Strategically

• After saving money you must ensure that it does not lie idle in a low-interest Savings Account for a long time. You will have to make smart investments in high quality assets that offer value preservation as well as capital growth.
• So, develop an investment strategy with the help of your financial advisor. Decide on a healthy mix of high growth assets that suit your risk appetite and invest the money. You must stick to time tested principles of investing like strategic asset allocation and diversification. Thereafter you must monitor your investments regularly to ensure that your investment always stays on the high growth path.
• Financial discipline is the cornerstone for building wealth. So, you must take this very seriously. Control your emotions while trading and investing if you are a regular trader or investor. You will probably know that the biggest roadblock that most people face while building wealth is their own emotions. Fear and greed are the two emotions that drive every person who invests money. This is especially true in the stock market where these two emotions are known to have caused the maximum number of losses to investors.
• People become greedy when the markets are rising, and they end up buying any stock that they see are going up. More often than not these stocks do not perform well and cause losses to be investors. On the other hand, when markets fall or become volatile, people panic and sell their holdings at huge losses. Needless to say, this fear does no good to their wealth creation journey.
• If you are a trader or investor in the stock markets, you need to control your emotions and stick to a trading strategy. Do not take irrational decisions based on greed and fear and hurt your portfolio.

Conclusion

As you can see, self-discipline is a key skill that you will have to develop in order to build wealth in the long term. You need to develop virtues like patience consistency and persistence in your efforts in order to build wealth in a disciplined way. We also strongly suggest that you read about the markets regularly and educate yourself properly to learn how to identify good investments and maximize your returns.

As always, if you need any help in building your wealth, feel free to contact us.

Happy Investing!

This article is for education purpose only. Kindly consult with your financial advisor before doing any kind of investment.