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I am 34 years old, married, with no children yet, but we plan to start a family by the end of this year. Our monthly household take-home income is 4.5 lakh. We have cumulative EMIs of 1.50 lakhs per month: (1) Home Loan (1 Cr Outstanding, 9 years left): 1.1 lacs per month, (2) Car Loan (8 lacs outstanding 4 years left): 25k per month (3) Personal Loan (4 years left) - 15k per month. Our investments include 55 lakhs in stocks and mutual funds, and 30 lakhs in PF. I have a term plan with cover till age 85, costing additional 1.3 lakh rs per year in premium for next 7 years. Me and my wife are covered by our employer for medical insurance, and our parents will also have PSU pension and medical cover after retirement. We spend around 1.2 lakh per month on household expenses renting and groceries in Gurgaon. We invest 1 lakh monthly having 10-90 split in stocks and MFs and keep 2 lakh in an emergency savings account. My long-term goal is to pay off all loans, build a financial buffer to move back to my hometown a tier 2 city and do remote work from there - this might reduce our househol income by 30-40%. Given these details, how should I plan our investments to achieve the goals and how many years are we looking to achieve this?

Hello Sir, I am a 57 year old ex banker and now an Advisor. I am based in Gurgaon. I want to know whether I can retire now. Here are my case specifics : 1) No Liabilities whatsoever 2) No dependents - wife (52) and son (26) both have their own income sources and are not dependent on me for support . They also have their separate health insurance - each having 50 L + of insurance . Son has an independent investment corpus. 3) I have my own health insurance policy for Rs 50 L 4) Parents on both sides have reasonable monthly pensions, own investments ( which keep increasing month on month), and have adequate medical covers of their own . They are financially not dependent on us , and staying independently. 5) Family monthly expenses do not exceed 1.5 L ( including medical insurance premia and Wifes term insurance premium). I dont have any SIPs or term insurace premia OR EMI to pay. (In the monthly expenses, I have not factored in the following - foreign trips once in 3 years each with an outlay of Rs 5 L, upskilling courses at IIM etc - 2.50 L , trips for business development for my consulting practice to other cities, treks etc etc. These are all discretionary expenses and could go up to roughly Rs. 7-8 lacs annually. ( this is actually bothering me as to how to fund it without touching my corpus) 6) I continue to get advisory income of Rs 2 L per month and net of expenses manage to additionally invest Rs 0.50 L per month , largely into direct equity 7) My portfolio (self and wife combined) i) MF (70% largecap , hybrid, Multi asset, ; small portion 15% of small and mid cap and rest into BAF plus debt MF ) - Rs 5.7 cr - (portfolio yield of 15%+ XIRR) ii) Fixed income - bank deposits - of Rs 1.5 cr Iii) A rated Bonds - 0.15 cr Iv) Gold holdings - 1.3 cr V) Direct equity - 0.30 cr Vi) PPF- 0.10 cr Vii) Other investments --0.25 cr (Foreign currency holdings, Senior secured bonds , P2P investments, Unlisted securities, Invoice financing, + Angel investing small amount Viii) Cash in hand 0.05 cr Ix) Own house ( no mortgage) - Rs 4.5 cr (current value including all fittings and interiors), and expected to reach Rs 5 cr + in a years time. My next action items in the investing / life journey A)Sale of house - will definitely do when my target price is hit OR max 5-7 yrs from now. Me and wife will then move to a rented smaller apartment . Even at a bare minimum FD interest, I should comfortably be able to fund the rent for an upscale 2 BHK B) I have one car worth 5 L - no intention to dispose it off or upgrade. C)I want to chase better returns on my MF portfolio and overall too. Willing to diversify and take on additional risk D)Focus on life goals of - health, being independent physically, upskilling, occasional travel AND social causes , charitable causes. E)Intend to work till age 65 (gainfully employed) F)After 65 will continue to do pro-bono work and teach. G)Will start aggressively travelling only after age 75 . H)Only other outgo will be for sons wedding - that will go as a loan to my son - upto Rs 50 L. (3-4 years from now). In short , a frugal lifestyle , and focus on high investment yields. I have not considered inheritance amt exceeding Rs 3 cr + (current value - invested in bank FDs), that will come to me and wife, ( at some point in time) PLs advise whether I am financially ready to retire.

Dear Sir, Im 53 yrs old now, i would like to know, in SBI Life Policies, what are the best beneficial wealth policies as well as with Sudden Death Protection, which suits my age and income source salary is 10L /Annum.. thanks, from Chennai

purchased a property worth 1.6Cr. Taken a EMI through a bank. They have deducted a life insurance premium worth of Rs. 1,30,000/- . My question is if I change the banker, my premium may get shifted to the borrower bank or I have to pay again for the life insurance?

I have 1.5 lakhs per month salary ,with no loans .. i want to invest in such a way that in 5 years i get 6 crore ..how to achieve it

I am 50 yrs old, want to have a retirement corpus of about 6 Cr. My MF SIP's include HDFC mid cap growth - 10k , hdfc children gift regular - 5k, canara rebeco - 20k, bandhan nifty alpha 50 regular growth - 10k, parag parikh flexi cap growth - 25k. Lumpsum and old investments - 50L. Bank FD - 5L, No loan. Which MF should i invest for much higher corpus than my 3 Cr using better investment options.

Hi sir, i need 2 lakh personal loan immediately, but my cibil is low, how can I get the loan

Hi Sir, I am 46 years old with a Wife and a daughter (12 years old). Planning to retire by age of 50. Current net worth includes - Stock Market portfolio (including Stocks, MFs, PMS) - INR 3 CR, 2 Flats worth INR 4.5 CR without any home loans. Long Term investments like NPS, Sukanya Samruddhi, LIC, EPF/PPF etc - 1 CR, FDs- 20L, Gold (Physical +ETF) - 70L. Current Monthly expenses - 60-70K per month. Now, I understand that my daughter's Graduation and PG education expenses may cost anywhere around 1CR (inflation included). Also the medical/health expenses will be required too. Considering all of the above, how do you recommend I can plan for retiring at 50? I do plan to stay invested in equities for long term even after retirement. Thanks for your advice.

I have lic jeevan saral policy 165 from July 2011 for 15 years with life coverage of Rs500000/- . Age at the time of policy 51 and half Yearly premium Rs 12130/ Please inform maturity value at July 2026

I am 43 year old. I am investing in below mutual funds. 1) SBI Small cap -SIP 25000 2) Quant Small cap- SIP 10000 3) Bank of india small cap SIP 5000 4) Motilal Oswal small cap SIP 5000 5) Canara rebecco emerging equities - SIP 10000 6) Quant flex cap -SIP 10000 7) Motilal oswal mid cap SIP 5000 Kindly suggest on my portfolio

I have an outstanding Home Loan of 40 Lacs at 8.25% . With certain plan i intend to close it by 2029 Q1. However i have an option to close it earlier by 2027 Q1 if I redirect my current Mutual Funds accumulated fund and SIP investments towards repaying the Home Loan. Please advise what will be right step ... Continue with SIP Or prioritize Home loan closure and then restart SIP again in 2027 onwards....

i have a spare money of Rs10 lacs. which mutual fubnd should i invest in to get best returns in a year

Need SIP allocation advice

Hello Purshotam Sir, I have a question with my MF SIP plans. I have invested SIP of 1000 each invested in 8 different MFs as follows: 1. Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Plan 2. Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund Direct Growth 3. UTI Nifty 50 Index Fund Direct Growth 4. Mirae Asset ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct Growth 5. Tata Mid Cap Direct Plan Growth 6. Nippon India Large Cap Fund Direct Growth 7. Tata Small Cap Fund Direct Growth 8. Motilal Oswal Midcap Fund Direct Growth I wanted to enquire if you can help me where should I increase my SIP in which fund and which SIP could be removed (if possible)?

Hi, My overall MF portfolio is 3.70 Crores. Am having 10 lacs in saving account, 30 lacs in Sukanya Samrddhi and PPF account, Physical gold -10 lacs, local account in UAE - 30 lacs. I lost my job 3 months back and still in UAE though trying to get a job and will be there for another 6 months if something doesn't work out will return back. Wanted to ask that in a worst-case scenario and assuming the exhaust the UAE funds in the next 6-7 months and still have to return back with no offer, can i comfortable retire Also my daughter will be grade 9. I also have a 3 BHK flat in Gurgaon and doesn't have any loan or liability

Sir I am 46 years old and I will retire when I turn 58 year old have been investing monthly in the below mention SIP since 2020. Nippon India ELSS Tax Saver Fund-Growth Option ( Stop) Axis Flexi Cap Fund - Regular Plan – Growth - 3000 ICICI Prudential Flexicap Fund – Growth - 3000 Canara Robeco Emerging Equities - Regular Plan – GROWTH - - 5000 HDFC Large and Mid Cap Fund - Regular Growth Plan - 3000 Kotak Bluechip Fund – Growth - 5000 Franklin India Multi Cap Fund - Growth - 3000 Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund – GROWTH - 3000 Nippon India Small Cap Fund - Growth Plan - Growth Option - 5000 HSBC Small Cap Fund - Regular Growth -3000 ICICI PRUDENTIAL ENERGY OPPORTUNITIES FUND – Growth – 2000 Groww Multi Asset Allocation Fund - Regular-Growth – 1 Lakh So far I have invested approx Rs.15,66,340/- and my investment value is Rs.18,68,140/-.I think my money is not growing, should i continue my investment or do I have to make some changes in investmet/stock if not what will be my approx. corpus at the time of retirement pls guide and revert back.

I am a retired person 65 years. Sold a property . After paying LTCG tax , I will have 1.25 Cr to invest. Q1 - Should I pay LTCG tax and invest balance or avail 54c limit of 50 lakhs and invest balance. Q2- Pls suggest investment so that I get 1lakh per month.

Sir, My age is 45 now. I want to shift my career into IT. what can be done. Also want to retire in 53 age. Salary gross 95500 INR . May I choose mutual fund sip but in whose sip? Sbi, ICICI ?

Hellow Purshotam Sir, I am 48 year having privet Job. I have started investment from 2017, current value of investment is 82L and having monthly 50K SIP as below. My goal to have 2.5Cr corpus at the age of 58. Please advice... 1. Nippon India small cap -Growth Rs 5,000 2. Sundaram Mid Cap fund Regular plan-Growth Rs 5,000 3. ICICI Prudential Small Cap- Growth Rs 10,000 4. ICICI Prudential Large Cap fund-Growth Rs 5,000 5. ICICI Prudential Balanced Adv. fund-Growth Rs 5,000 6. DSP Small Cap fund Regular Growth Rs 5,000 7. Nippn India Pharma Fund- Growth Rs 5,000 8. SBI focused Fund Regular plan- Growth Rs 5,000 9. SBI Dynamic Asset Allocation Active FoF-Regular-Growth Rs 5,000

Sir, I would take your advice on my future planning, planninby 55 years. Below details, need your help I am 50 years old, having wife with two kids, daughter 14 years (class 8) and son 8 years (class 3) standard. Saving and investment till date: PPF (own and son account) Rs. 18.40 lakh, Sukanya (in my daughter name) RS. 5 lakh, Axis ELSS, Mirae ELSS, Quant ELSS Total Rs. 11.23 Lakh (combined), NPS Rs. 5.27 lakh, Paragh Parekh and UTI Flexi Cap Fund Rs. 5.30 lakh, Bandha Small Cap Rs. 5K, Direct Investment in equity Rs. 34.00 Lakh. Saving account balance Rs. 10 Lakh, Fol Bond 20 grams, Some ornament about 100 grams. One house (staying) value about Rs. 1 CR and one flat (vacant) value about Rs. 1 Cr. Home Loan outstanding Rs. 11.40 Lakh (EMI Rs. 25K), Insurance cover against Home loan EMI Rs. 1K Monthly Expenses about Rs. 1 Lakh PM. (including education and house hold expenses). Earning INR 2.5 Lakh PM. Wated to be reture by 55, can you please advice how to allocate my investment so that my earning can be generated Rs. 2 Lkah PM.

Dear Sir/Madam, I am reaching out to seek your professional advice regarding my current financial situation. I am currently trapped in debt amounting to around ₹25 lakhs, which includes 4 personal loans and 2 credit cards. My present salary is ₹55,000 per month, while my total monthly EMI obligations are approximately ₹85,000. Over the past few years, I have taken multiple loans — often over one another — mainly to manage repayments and household needs. Due to this debt cycle, I’ve been unable to maintain regular payments. For the past six months, I have stopped paying EMIs because of severe financial strain. I have already approached my creditors requesting moratoriums or loan restructuring, but unfortunately, none have agreed. As a result, I am now facing frequent recovery calls, home visits, and legal notices, which have caused me significant mental and emotional stress. I am considering loan settlement as a possible way forward — by taking a gold loan and negotiating with lenders for a 30% settlement. However, I am unsure whether this is the right decision for my long-term financial stability and credit profile. I am 32 years old, married, and have two children and dependent parents. My goal is to come out of this debt trap responsibly, without creating further financial or emotional damage for my family. I kindly request your advice and guidance on: 1. Whether going for loan settlements is advisable in my case. 2. Any better alternatives or structured options to recover from this situation. 3. How I can plan to rebuild my credit and financial stability in the long term. Your honest opinion will mean a lot to me at this stage.

I am 42 years old working as Chief Manager with a public sector bank. I have recently completed 20 yrs of service and looking to take VRS after 5 years. My present assets are as follows: 1. One independent houseworth Rs 1.5 cr with home loan of Rs 50 lacs outstanding 2. One flat worth Rs 1.10 cr with home loan of Rs 42 lacs. 3. Balance in PF Rs 50 lacs, MF value Rs 90 lacs and physical gold of approx 40 lacs. I am presently investing one lac Rs per month in different SIP. I assume that after 5 years, my total portfolio would be Rs 3.4 Cr approx including MF, PF and gratutity. I will close both home loans. I will keep aside 40 lacs Rs for my son's education who would have turned 17 yrs by then. I will create FD of Rs 30 lacs and Rs 10 lacs in debt based funds as an emergency fund. I would be left with around 1.8 cr in MF fund. My present monthly expenses are around 65k. My pension would be around 90k per month at the time of VRS which would be sufficient to take care of monthly expenses including health insurance yearly premium of Rs 25k for 25 lacs+ 25 lacs top up. I am recieving around 25k as rent from flat. I want to explore country and foreign land. For this purpose, I would start SWP of around 40k per month with 6% increase every year ( from MF corpus of 1.8 cr.). I want your advise whether considering all the factors, can I comfortably retire after 5 yrs

Good morning. Me and my spouse are both 43 years old. Working professionals. Have a 11 years old daughter and my parents. 80 years and 67 years respectively. Combined monthly income around 4 to 4.5 lakh(professional). Currnet financial status(COMBINED) PPF- 39 LAKHS(TO BE CONTINUED FOR NEXT 12 YEARS MORE WITH CONTRIBUTION) EUQUITY- 1.25 Cr Mutual fund - 87 lakhs Gold- ETF and SGB LICs(old ones) - maturity value around 35 lakhs at different times. Savings- around 12 lakhs. Emergency fund- 11 lakhs Monthly SIPs- 35000(euity MF)- will increase. stocks buying - long and short term Insurance. Term plan- 2.25 cr and 1 cr Health insurance- self ,spouse and kid- 10 lakh with 90 lakh super top up. Parents- 10 lakh base policy with 20 lakh super top up. Have 2 houses.(one anceatral and one apartment). Need around 65 lakhs for daughter higher education after 7 years. Present monthly expenses around 80 to 85k including everything. Please suggest how we could make it more favourable to retire with peace at around 60 years. Though will continue to work at our capacity after 60. Thanks. Regards.

I am retiring in 2 years from now. I have 2 cr in equity, 1.5 cr on retirement including PF. monthly pension will be around 1.2 lks. I have 2 flats of total cost 1.5 cr . I am health insured. I also have LIC policies of around 35 lakhs. My son is going to give his 12 th after my retirement and daughter is in college and not settled. should I work after retirement as I can get a work of 2-3 lbs per month till 65 years of age. or should I retire with whatever I have. My needs are to live comfortably and get my kids settled and give them an endowment.

Hi sir i got 2lakhs cash in hand which is required after 12months so where to park this fund.. is it good for fixed deposit or liquid fund if it is liquid fund which fund is better

I AM 64 OLD MAN MY CURRENT SALARY IS 1.50. WITH 5O LAKS FD THE IS NO SAVING AND LOAN LIABILTIED.THERE NO HOUSE EXPENSES.PLEASE ADVISED HOW TO SAVE 1.00 LAKH MONTHLY.

I am doing SIP in following with 5000 each. Is this good or need to change anything. Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund Kotak Equity Oppertunities Fund Kotak Multicap Fund HDFC defence fund HDFC balance advantage fund Axis Small Cap fund Axis Dynamic Bond Fund SBI gold fund ICICI Silver ETF

I am 38 years old govt Bank employee.My spouse is a software professional and we have a 6 months old daughter.We don't own a house and we are getting rental from bank itself so we don't need to pay rent from our pocket.I can get home loan on low interest rate.We are indecisive about buying a flat because we are not going to live in near future say 10-15 years in that flat as I have a transferable job and need to move every 3-4 years.We are very disciplined in our savings.But since we don't own a house we are in a fear of moving out as property prices are going very high. Is it better to take a loan of 1.20 cr now for a flat in which we are not going to live and maybe put on rent ( but also not convinced in renting the flat ) or should we save till my retirement and then buy a flat with full down payment.?

I'm 39 years old. I've two kids(Elder son & younger daughter), 11yrs and 8yrs. My yearly take home salary is 24lacs. I've a home loan of 26k EMI and still 24.5lacs pending. Current property value is 70lacs. I'm getting rent of 12k from it. I have another property loan (Commercial building loan), EMI of 44lacs pending with EMI of 52.5k. I'm getting rental income of Rs 60k from this. Apart from this I have 10lacs local loan, for which I'm paying 27k everymonth. This local 10lac loan will be over in another 2yrs. I've just started a SIP few months ago for 16k (8k in ICICI thematic FOF & 8k in ICICI multi asset). I'm planning to start another SIP for 19k every month. I plan to afford 20lacs max for each kid for thier education. Also I guess I may need 75lacs for my daughters wedding and 25lacs for my son's wedding. I wish to retire at the age of 50. I also have Term insurance for 1.5crores. Can you please tell whether the SIP of 35k is enough or do I need to invest more every month?. Also can you please suggest category of fund which I have to invest based upon my need and time of requirement. I also have PF balance of around 16lacs and I contribute around 20k everymonth (EePF+ErPF). I have NPS for 5000/- pension.

I am 34 , sole earner for my family.till date I have invested 12.50 lakhs in Mutual funds, FD of 1.8 lakhs , kotka premium 66k per year, maturity date 2037, PPF around 1.5 lakh per year, till now 9.9 lakhs, monthly I invest 50k in Mutual funds. Should I start investing in NPS at my age or stick to mutual funds. I try to invest 50 percentage of my post tax salary each month. Can you please suggest if my portfolio [ CANARA ROBECO LARGE CAP FUND - DIRECT PLAN +38,990.22 Invested 3,43,788.87 LTP 74.09 Qty. 2018.272 • Buy avg. 53.56 +9.17%, EDELWEISS BALANCED ADVANTAGE FUND - DIRECT PLAN +9,913.70 Invested 1,08,094.67 LTP 58.47 Qty. 738.943 • Buy avg. 218.41 +12.60%, HDFC NIFTY 50 INDEX FUND - DIRECT PLAN +20,330.17 Invested 1,61,392.25 LTP 245.92 Qty. 6286.624 • Buy avg. 82.84 +14.10%, PARAG PARIKH FLEXI CAP FUND - DIRECT PLAN +73,446.13 Invested 5,20,780.03 LTP 94.52 Qty. 418.443 • Buy avg. 277.20 +1.52% QUANT SMALL CAP FUND - DIRECT PLAN +1,765.54 Invested 1,15,994.24 ] are good or should I invest in some other mutual funds I am investing from last two years only. Also please suggest should I start any other sources of income as I want get around 5 crore in next 10-15 years and I think only mutual funds will not help here.

My brother, cousin, and I have collectively saved Rs 50 lakhs in fixed deposits. In addition to these FDs, we are also actively investing in mutual funds through SIPs, NPS, PPF, RBI bonds, recurring deposits, and SGBs. We are considering investing the Rs 50 lakhs in real estate and taking a bank loan for any extra amount needed. However, we would appreciate your suggestions on other investment options where we could invest the Rs 50 lakhs as a lump sum to achieve good returns.

Hi I am 31 years old. Married and have one child aged 1 yr. Current my take home salary is 80k. Monthly expenses is around 25k. I am having a personal loan of 6 lakhs and housing loan 39 lakhs. For investment I am putting 3500 per month in NPS, 1000 rs in next 50, 4000 in RD. Apart from this my only PF from my salary is getting deducted as 3500 per month. Now I am planning to close the home loan earlier, and start to invest more for my future as well for my child education and his future. I also need to have some enough amount after my retirement to maintain the same lifestyle.

Hi I am 40 years old who is earning 1.2 L per month income working in private sector. I am the only earner in my family. I have one kid who is in PP-2 (5 years old) and wife along with my mother. She is getting pension of 30 K per month. I have one Home Loan of 20L and personal loans of 5L. My sons school fees is 2L per annum. There are not much savings. I am investing in 50K in ICICI Gift Plan and 50K in Reliance Nippon per year. Started 1 year back. I would like to take suggestion setting up the plan for my child future and also for my retirement plan. I am also thinking of setting up a tea stall in near future. Please suggest

I am retiring in 6 months time and have a corpus of 5.5 cr and would request to help in advising to get an income of 4 lacs per month request to help in various methods of placing the corpus

Hello! I’m 40 years old, my monthly take home is 1Lac. With no debt or liability. My current investments are, 12L in FD, 40L in MF, 4L in PPF, 6L in LIC, 2L in equity. I’m looking at a good retirement plan and a corpus of 3 crores until I retire

I am 60 yrs old and will retire in 2 months time. I have a EPF of 56 lacs and 1cr in equity. I don't have any other savings or income. I want a monthly income of Rs 40k from my investments. Please give your suggestions how can I achieve it. Regards Lal

I am 48 years old. Have one child studying in 12th grade and the younger one in 6th. They both want to study abroad. But I have no seperate investments done for their education or marriage. My current household monthly expenses are around 5L. In terms of my investments i have the following Equity PMS = 1cr Mutual Funds = 2cr Debt Funds = 1cr Physical Gold = 25L EPF = 2.5cr Cash = 50L Real Estate = 6cr in 4 apartments including my residence I earn 1.5L p.m. in rental income and I have no outstanding loans on my property. Do I have enough assets so that I retire by end of this year and have sufficient funds for my childrens education (1cr each) and monthly income from investment and rent of 5L , inflation adjusted over time , so I don't see a drop. - Sam

I am 48 years old central government employee posted in Delhi. I have accumulated PF of 78 lakhs, mutual funds worth 35 lakhs and NPS of 28 lakhs. My wife is homemaker and we have one daughter who is 16 years old. I am planning to take VRS at 52 and settle in my hometown Jaipur. Please advise if my retirement corpus is adequate for family of three?

Retiring With 5 cr at 44 as single male without any dependency. Annual expense Rs 16 lacs.

I had a NSC invested in 02/02/20 of Rs. 400000/ which matured on 02/02/25 with Rs. 185000/ interest. My total tax liability starting from FY 19-20 to FY 23-24 were nil and total income were below exemption limit of Rs 250000/ for all these past years,so I didn't file ITR for these years. Now in FY 24-25 I'll be filing ITR as substantial tax liability is there. Do I've to pay tax on NSC interest of Rs. 185000/ on receipt basis compulsorily or I can pay on accrual basis to save substantial tax ? Thanks

My age us 34 years todate i don't have any steady job also have health problems from childhood and not much education and not very smart. My mother has invested whatever little money i have earned in post office upto 5 lacs.she has invested her money in my name mutual fund upto 20 lacs and 15 lacs lic policies and 5 lacs lic policies single plan and 5 lacs sriram deposits and bank deposit.what other way can money be kept for me

Yearly premium 24260.....i have lic 2011 at age 51. . Jevvan saral 165 plan for 15 years... maturity amount kya hoga

I am a 51 year old widow with one married daughter. My husband left me property worth 2.5 crores and fixed deposits of 1.2 crores. I am currently getting rental income of 60000 per month and my expenses are around 50,000 monthly. Should I continue with fixed deposits only or invest in mutual funds? I want to retire peacefully and not take any major risks. Please guide.

I have a monthly income of ₹2.2L and the following financial commitments: • Home loan outstanding: ₹62L with EMI ₹70K • Mutual Funds (MF): ₹35K/month • Gold investment: ₹5K/month • Chit fund: ₹35K/month • Emergency fund: ₹15K/month • PPF: ₹10K/month • NPS: ₹5.5K/month • Monthly personal/family expenses: ₹30K/month My daughter is currently 1.5 years old, and I want to plan for her higher education, clear my home loan as early as possible, and save for any big future purchases (e.g., car, home renovation). How should I prioritize my investments, manage the EMI and expenses, and plan for her education while also aiming to reduce my home loan burden efficiently?

Hello, I am 38 year old with a wife (32 years) and a 15 month old daughter living in Gurgaon in my parents house. My parents earn Rs 50000 as rental income and have their pensions respectively. The house is worth 6 cr. I and wife's consolidated monthly income is around Rs 350000/- after tax. Addition to it, I get a rental income of Rs 44000/- from flat, the flat is worth 1.3 cr in Bangalore. I have around 5 lakhs in FD. 37 lakhs in Mutual fund (Flexi, ETF, Small cap, mid cap and large cap) and 5 lakh in shares(I generally apply for IPOs). Have around 15 lakh in Savings account. I and Wife are working in Private companies. Savings/Investments SIP - Rs 51000 monthly in 5 funds (mentioned above) Shares - Primarily IPOs - around 15k if it gets allotted Emergency fund - Rs 50000 monthly NPS - 6000 monthly PPF(both I and my wife) - Rs 10000 each monthly Sukanya Samridhi account - Rs 12500 monthly PF - 15 lakh mine and 6 lakh for wife Family floater Personal Health Insurance - 15 lakh that increases every year Office Health Insurance Rental Income from Flat - Rs 44000/- Liabilities : Monthly expense - Home Loan EMI - Rs 55000 (52 lakh home loan balance) Other expenses - Rs 60000 monthly Flat Maintenance - 6000 monthly Hoe much should I save/ invest that should cover - 1) Daughter Education considering her schooling will start after 2 years and then for basic education and higher studies 2) Daughter Marriage 3) Our Retirement 4) If we are planning for another child what changes would be there in above strategies

I am 41 years old. I have 2 kids below 3 years age. My monthly income is 1.50 Lacs and rental income of 60000. I have no loans except one Housing loan of 35 Lacs. I am doing 50000 Sip and have a portfolio of 20 Lacs in Mutual funds and 20 Lacs in shares and 15 Lacs shares. My monthly expenses are now Approx 60000 excluding children education. Children education estimated expenses are 3-4 lacs per annum. I am planning to retire after 5 years. At the time of retirement I will be having the following : 1. Monthly Rental income 70000 2. Monthly NPS Pension 37000 3. Fixed deposit 40-50 Lacs ( interest income 30000) 4. Mutual fund and equity portfolio of 1 crore Is it feasible to retire after 5 years ??

Dear Sir, I have 3 MF which I have discontinued before 10/2020. HSBC MidCap Reg - Amount Bal 3.3 lacs . HDFC Hybrid Equity Amount Bal 3.1 lacs. AB Sunlife Flexicap Amount Bal 3.0 lacs. Should I withdraw these amount and invest lumpsum in my existing MF. I have been investing 20k monthly through SIPs in the following MFs since 10/2021. Parag Pareikh Flexi Cap Fund - 4500 HDFC Flexi Cap Fund - 2000 Kotak Midcap Fund - 4500 Axis Midcap Fund - 2500 Mirae Asset Large and Mid - 2500 Nippon India Small Cap Fund - 4000. My second question: is there any MF from my existing portfolio that I should exist. My goal is to create a corpus of 1 crore in the next 6/7 years.

Dear Sir, I m 43 and married with two kids 9 and 3. Both of us are in private jobs and all r in good health. We have health insurance covering family already as 5 LPA and with NCB it cover till 10 LPA now. We wish to keep aside another 20 Lac ,citing medical costs these days and we plan to have 30 lacs cover . From incomes i am in position to set aside 20 lac in MFs for unforeseen medical treatment requirement of future, while same time i have two more options ,option 2: to buy another health insurance of 10 LPA and with NCB(hopefully) the cover goes to 20 LPA in future .Option 3 is to increase the cover on our existing policy to 15 LPA. Kindly advise which among the three option looks most prudent call ?

I am a 33 year old single software engineer, my take home salary is 225000. I am investing 1500000 pm in ( mostly in mf and small amount in stock).I have accumulated 80 lakh in mf, 40 lakh in stock and 18 lakh in epf.No loan no EMI. My investment is approx 40k in small cap, 30 k in mid cap, 30 k in flexi and multicap,10k in infrastructure fund, 10k in banking and technology fund.I want to continue it for longterm.I have stock ICICI Bank,HDFC Bank, Federal Bank, Reliance,Jio,Infosys,HPCL,Wipro,Bajaj finance,JK laxmi cement, Ashok leyland,BEL,SAIL etc. Is my investment is in right direction.please suggest some mf scheme so that I can change my mf portfolio.

Hi I’m 26 with 36k monthly salary 7L in FD and 10k monthly in MF expenses 15K monthly. How much should I invest more in MF for 3cr by 50 years.