When we make education a priority, we give our children opportunities. As parents, we always want to provide the best education, for which we sacrifice our today so that the kid(s) future is secured. One of the ways to enable them is by ensuring there is adequate finances available to meet fess related requirement. While education loan is always an option, the better approach is to be prepared. For this purpose, a parent can invest in an equity oriented mutual fund in a staggered manner through SIP (Systematic Investment Plan). A parent can initiate this action as soon as a child is born so that there is adequate time for the investment to grow over a decade and more.