New Delhi, March 8 -- One of the key pillars of wealth generation is compounding. This means a humble investment on a regular basis can lead to massive growth over a long period of time. Veteran wealth advisors assert that it is not the timing of investment but the time period for which the investment remains locked which leads to wealth creation.

This happens because the dividend earned in the first few years is added to the principal. As the time rolls on, the dividend keeps adding to the base investment, thus letting the corpus swell over a period of time. As the earning keeps growing with each successive year, the corpus continues to grow at a faster pace.

Here, we demonstrate the power of compounding by hand-picking one mutual fund...