Corpus
The total amount you've built up for a goal, such as your retirement savings pot.
Corpus just means the total pot of money you’ve built for a goal. In retirement planning, it’s the amount saved by the day you stop working, built through things like a SIP or NPS. After that, the job flips: the corpus has to pay your bills, through a scheme, an annuity or regular withdrawals, and your withdrawal rate decides how long it lasts.
Questions people ask
What does corpus mean in finance?
A corpus is the total pool of money built up for a goal. People most often use it for retirement savings: the amount you've built by the time you stop working, which then has to pay for the years ahead.
How do I turn a retirement corpus into income?
Usually with a mix: safe schemes or an annuity for steady income, and a systematic withdrawal from investments for the rest. How much you take out each year, your withdrawal rate, decides how long the corpus lasts.
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